84 thoughts on “Random Image Block”

1. Hi, thanks for this plugin.
   How to show total number of images from category? In var $noimages contains only total number of all images in media library … 🙁

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   • The count you see on this site is a function of the theme, not this plugin. But it’s not to much to add to your theme if you would like to.

     The code im using is part of the gallery index, but you may put it anywhere within the post loop.

             <?php $num_gallery_posts = $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_parent = '$post->ID' AND post_type = 'attachment'" );
             if ( $num_gallery_posts > 1 ) {
               ?><div id="gallerypost_sub_right-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="gallerypost_sub_right">
                 <small>This Album contains <?php echo $num_gallery_posts; ?> items.</small>
               </div>
             <?php } ?>
     

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     • It’s useful code 🙂 but it’s not what I want. I would like count images of category which is selected in widget.

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2. I had a cod that woth wordpress give me a picture and I want to show that size…

   which is 310 x 265 px

   there is a function which I put it give me a thumbnail with this size.

   “”)); ?>

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3. the_post_thumbnail(‘IMG310265’, array(‘title’ => “”));

   the code is not showing in the comment

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4. Hi Mate, don’t suppose there is any chance of getting a shortcode for this? It would be awesome if you could drop this into pages, for example a shortcode for the image with options for image size (small, med, large as per media manager). Some sites would like this to be a main feature on a page rather than just a small part of the sidebar.

   It would be great if you could specify the image size in the widget options.

   Great plugin! 🙂

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   • Here’s what I used to insert a random large from all categories.

     // Generate random image
     function random_image() {
     
         $riw_cat_id = "-1";
         global $wpdb;
     
         $args = array(
             'post_type' => 'attachment',
             'post_mime_type' => 'image',
             'numberposts' => -1,
             'post_status' => null,
             'post_parent' => $post->ID,
             'orderby' => 'rand'
         );
     
         $attachments = get_posts($args);
         $noimages = count($attachments);
         if ($attachments) {
             foreach ($attachments as $attachment) {
                 if ( $riw_cat_id !== "-1" ) {
                     $albumid = $attachment->post_parent;
                 } else {
                     $albumid = $attachment->post_parent;
                     foreach((get_the_category($albumid)) as $category) {
                         $riw_cat_id = $category->cat_ID;
                     }
                 }
         
                 if (in_category($riw_cat_id, $albumid)) {
                     $imgid = $attachment->ID;
             
                     // construct the image
     				echo "";
                     echo wp_get_attachment_image($imgid, 'large');
     				echo "";
                     break;
                 }
             }
         }
     }
     random_image();

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5. Trying to figure out how to make the photo have an external link. Any Idea?

   Thanks!

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   • As the plugin sits right now, you can’t.

     You will need to modify the source to pull the external URL from the database somewhere so WordPress may link to it, but that functionality is not built into the plugin.

     -Matt

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6. I’m testing the plugin, and I get an occasional error message that shows instead of an image, when refreshing the page (in Chrome, IE and FF):
   Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in /wp-content/plugins/random-image-block/random-image-block.php on line 86

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7. Terrific plugin! Is it possible to show the full image instead of just a thumbnail? How?

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   • The plugin uses the thumbnail image from your media settings. You can change your thumbnail size, or you may modify the plugin to use a different image base, but it can not be changed out of the box as it is now.

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8. Hi Matt,

   Is there a way to have the images changing randomly, not only when refreshing page?
   Could I then also define the timing of this?

   Thanks!
   Monika

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9. Hi, another issue I am having. It’s showing photos that are not associated with any posts, like my web design photos like banners etc. I thought it would only look at images associate with a post? Am I missing a setting?

   Thanks

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