Featured Image In Category Style Dispatch Theme

Hi there,

first off you would need this plugin so you can give Categories a featured Images:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/categories-images/

Then you would add this PHP Snippet to your site:

add_filter( 'generate_page_hero_background_image_url', function( $url ) {
    if ( is_category() && function_exists( 'z_taxonomy_image_url' ) ) {
        $image = z_taxonomy_image_url();

        if ( $image ) {
            return $image;
        }
    }

    return $url;
} );

Then any Header Element you set to display on a Category Archive will use your new category featured images.

How could we make it with the new Template content?

Hi there,

considering that plugin is out of date - I would use ACF to add a Category Image to your Category terms.
This article explains how:

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/adding-fields-taxonomy-term/

Then you can use set a Dynamic Background Image using the Term Meta option and simply add the Field Name added by ACF as your Meta Field Name.