AutoFocus YouTube integration & thumbnail help WordPress

Buzu B answers:

You can add youtube videos through wordpress WYSIWYG editor interface. The second request looks like it needs a bit of modification. Can you explain a bit more about that second request? I don't quite understand what it is you want.

Allie H comments:

When you are on an interior blog post, like http://austinlivesoutdoors.com/blog/bear-creek-curves/ , and you click on the thumbnail image, the the picture shows up on a new page (http://austinlivesoutdoors.com/blog/bear-creek-curves/olympus-digital-camera-4/)

I would like this image to be the featured image on the same blog post page, rather than take visitors to a new page.

Buzu B comments:

OK, I can do that. I just need to access to your wordpress admin area and to your server via FTP. You can send me a private message with the info if you want me to do it.

West Coast Design Co. answers:

Hi Allie,

I highly recommend [[LINK href="http://vimeo.com"]]Vimeo[[/LINK]] over Youtube for both performance and aesthetics!

You can easily add videos when editing your Wordpress posts or pages.

As for showcasing them on the homepage, did you need help querying a particular page or post?

Allie H comments:

to clarify the second request, When you are on an interior blog post, like http://austinlivesoutdoors.com/blog/bear-creek-curves/ , and you click on the thumbnail image, the the picture shows up on a new page (http://austinlivesoutdoors.com/blog/bear-creek-curves/olympus-digital-camera-4/)

I would like this image to be the featured image on the same blog post page, rather than take visitors to a new page.

Chris Lee answers:

Do you have email? I could just do it for you in a couple minutes.

Allie H comments:

[email protected]

Deepak Thomas answers:

Here's a quick solution that would work perfect for you:

For having youtube in your posts, make use of a plugin like Smart YouTube
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=youtube


For thumbnail images being in the featured photos space:
Add this to your functions.php
function getImageURL($post)
{
$images = get_children( array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'post_status' => 'inherit',
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'post_mime_type' => 'image',
'order' => 'ASC',
'orderby' => 'menu_order'));
if ($images) {
$count = 1;
foreach ( $images as $id => $image ) {
if( $count === 1 ) {$imageSource = wp_get_attachment_url( $image->ID );}
$count++;}}
return $imageSource;
}

What the above code does is - It fetches the first image attachment from your post.


Now, find the code where your featured posts are being fetched and add the following <strong>(within the loop) </strong> and add :
<img src="<?=getImageURL($post);?>" alt='' height="100" width="80" />

Sidd answers:

HI Allie,

I see that your thumbnail problem is already solved -- thumbnails are already showing up on the same page with "fancybox" like on this page http://austinlivesoutdoors.com/blog/bear-creek-curves/

Now
Deactivate any plugins for video, like the smart youtube plugin.
To add a youtube or vimeo video you don't need a plugin.
Get the embed code from the video page whether youtube.com or vimeo.com and paste it in the HTML Mode View Window.
That's all and you are done.
See attached image.