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Exclude Featured Images / Multi Featured Images img attachments WordPress

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Hello;

I would like to exclude featured images and multi-featured images when I insert the posts attachments into the post.

Here is the code i am using to call the post attachments:

<?php
if ( $images = get_children(array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'post_mime_type' => 'image',
'order' => 'menu_order',
'numberposts' => -1
))) : ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach( $images as $image ) : ?>
<li><?php echo wp_get_attachment_link($image->ID, 'thumbnail-latest'); ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php else: // No images ?>
<!-- This post has no attached images -->
<?php endif; ?>

Here is how I am adding multiple featured images into my posts:


// Add More Images
add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
require_once('mpt/multi-post-thumbnails.php');

// Define additional "post thumbnails". Relies on MultiPostThumbnails to work
if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) {
new MultiPostThumbnails(array(
'label' => 'Featured Image (548px by 396px)',
'id' => 'workfeaturedimg',
'post_type' => 'work'
)
);
new MultiPostThumbnails(array(
'label' => 'Third Featured Image',
'id' => 'worksingleimg',
'post_type' => 'work'
)
);
};

This is how i am adding multiple featured images into my post: http://www.lifeonlars.com/wordpress/how-to-add-multiple-featured-images-in-wordpress

Thanks

2011-10-20 by xavier

Answers (4)

2011-10-20

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner answers:

how create you multiple fearured images ?

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:

if your featured images have the ids : 1 and 2 and 3
the code must be

$images = get_children(
array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'exclude' => array(1,2,3),
'post_status' => 'inherit',
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'post_mime_type' => 'image',
'orderby' => 'menu_order',
'order' => 'ASC'
))

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:

for the multiple featured images you use custom fields ? that's it ?
each custom field is an upload field ?
each fields use the wordpress media uploader ?

xavier comments:

I would like a programmable method, not a method that involves manually typing an ID.

Thanks

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:


$featured_images = array();

if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) {
$i=1;
while ($i<=5) {
$image_name = 'feature-image-'.$i; // sets image name as feature-image-1, feature-image-2 etc.
if (MultiPostThumbnails::has_post_thumbnail('folio', $image_name)) {
$image_id = MultiPostThumbnails::get_post_thumbnail_id( 'folio', $image_name, $post->ID );
$featured_images[]=$image_id;
}
$i++;
}

};



$images = get_children(
array(
'post_parent' => $post->ID,
'exclude' => $featured_images,
'post_status' => 'inherit',
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'post_mime_type' => 'image',
'orderby' => 'menu_order',
'order' => 'ASC'
))

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:

you use this method : http://www.lifeonlars.com/wordpress/how-to-add-multiple-featured-images-in-wordpress

so use this code (above) to exclude all multi-featured images

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:

sorry, you must add a line to exclude the first featured image


$featured_images = array();
$featured_images[]=get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID); // <-------- this line


if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) {

$i=1;

while ($i<=5) {

$image_name = 'feature-image-'.$i; // sets image name as feature-image-1, feature-image-2 etc.

if (MultiPostThumbnails::has_post_thumbnail('folio', $image_name)) {

$image_id = MultiPostThumbnails::get_post_thumbnail_id( 'folio', $image_name, $post->ID );

$featured_images[]=$image_id;

}

$i++;

}



};







$images = get_children(

array(

'post_parent' => $post->ID,

'exclude' => $featured_images,

'post_status' => 'inherit',

'post_type' => 'attachment',

'post_mime_type' => 'image',

'orderby' => 'menu_order',

'order' => 'ASC'

))

xavier comments:

Thanks for the reply;

The below code did not work, and it still adds the featured image also.

<?php
$featured_images = array();



if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) {

$i=1;

while ($i<=5) {

$image_name = 'feature-image-'.$i; // sets image name as feature-image-1, feature-image-2 etc.

if (MultiPostThumbnails::has_post_thumbnail('folio', $image_name)) {

$image_id = MultiPostThumbnails::get_post_thumbnail_id( 'folio', $image_name, $post->ID );

$featured_images[]=$image_id;

}

$i++;

}



};







$images = get_children(

array(

'post_parent' => $post->ID,

'exclude' => $featured_images,

'post_status' => 'inherit',

'post_type' => 'attachment',

'post_mime_type' => 'image',

'orderby' => 'menu_order',

'order' => 'ASC'

))


?>

<?php foreach( $images as $image ) : ?>
<div class="imgSlide"><?php echo wp_get_attachment_link($image->ID, 'thumbnail-latest'); ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</div>

</div>

xavier comments:

i think it has something to do with this line:

$image_name = 'feature-image-'.$i; // sets image name as feature-image-1, feature-image-2 etc.

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:

in your function.php you have a code similar to

// Define additional "post thumbnails". Relies on MultiPostThumbnails to work
if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) {
new MultiPostThumbnails(array(
'label' => '2nd Feature Image',
'id' => 'feature-image-2',
'post_type' => 'folio'
)
);
new MultiPostThumbnails(array(
'label' => '3rd Feature Image',
'id' => 'feature-image-3',
'post_type' => 'folio'
)
);
new MultiPostThumbnails(array(
'label' => '4th Feature Image',
'id' => 'feature-image-4',
'post_type' => 'folio'
)
);
new MultiPostThumbnails(array(
'label' => '5th Feature Image',
'id' => 'feature-image-5',
'post_type' => 'folio'
)
);

};
could you paste this code please

xavier comments:

i renamed my ID's with a simular numbering convention to yours, thanks this did the job.

Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner comments:

ok ! cool !

2011-10-20

Alex Sancho answers:

You can exclude any post from query just passing it's ID,

$images = get_children(array('post_parent' => $post->ID, 'exclude' => get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), 'post_status' => 'inherit', 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_mime_type' => 'image', 'orderby' => 'menu_order', 'order' => 'ASC'))

UPDATE: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/ has a method to retrieve the post_thumbnail_id, so you can use the same approach to exclude this images from query from query


/**
* Retrieve Post Thumbnail ID.
*
* @param string $post_type The post type.
* @param string $id The id used to register the thumbnail.
* @param int $post_id Optional. Post ID.
* @return int
*/
public static function get_post_thumbnail_id($post_type, $id, $post_id) {
return get_post_meta($post_id, "{$post_type}_{$id}_thumbnail_id", true);
}

xavier comments:

Ok, it excluded the featured image, what about the multiple featured images ?

2011-10-20

Julio Potier answers:

Hello
Sorry but i didn't understand the question.
:/

xavier comments:

I am calling the posts attachemnts (images) for a custom slider i am building on the post itself, i wish to exclude the featured image which i have done now following alex's code above, I also wish to exclude the multiple featured images i have set to the post also.

2011-10-20

rizaljohn answers:

Hi xavier,

Are you using this plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/?

Where do you want to exclude the images, is that in post attachments or in multiple featured images?

xavier comments:

http://www.lifeonlars.com/wordpress/how-to-add-multiple-featured-images-in-wordpress

yes i am using this plugin in the method described in the above link

xavier comments:

i would like to exclude in the posts attachments. Thanks

rizaljohn comments:

If that's the case, then you need to modify the plugin where user can select images to exclude.