[Resolved] Is there a Template Tag for Featured Images?

Hi there,

There’s no template tag for featured image as of this moment but here’s a suggestion:

We can make a shortcode for the purpose of displaying the featured image.

Try adding this PHP snippet:

add_shortcode( 'featured_image', function( ) {
ob_start();
global $post;
$featured_img_url = get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post->id);
echo '<img class="page-hero-featured-image" src="'.$featured_img_url.'" alt="'.get_the_title($post->id).'"/>';
return ob_get_clean();
});

You can then use the shortcode [featured_image] to display the current post’s featured image with this. This would act like the {{featured_image}} you were aiming for.

You can check this brief documentation for all the other template tags:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/header-element-template-tags/

For the other ones, yes, you’ll have to create your own shortcode.

Hi there,

I don’t think there’s a template tag for post content.

Any specific reason you don’t want to use dynamic content block?

If the main concern is having to display the_content within the header, we can make a quick shortcode for that.

Add this PHP snippet:

add_shortcode( 'post_content', function() {
    ob_start();
    // Start your PHP below
  
    the_content();
  
    // End your PHP above
    return ob_get_clean();
} );

Here’s how to add PHP snippets – https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

With this, you can use the shortcode [post_content] to show the content of the post on the header. (or anywhere the shortcode is placed)

@Webmaster,

Have you fully sorted it out? Let us know if you need further help. 😀