Use Custom Featured Image On Single Posts Different To Archives In Authority Pro

The code in this download folder enables you to use a different featured image on single posts to the image displayed on archive pages.

You can choose from 2 options to add your custom image using WordPress custom fields or ACF.

Demo Video

Shows you how to add a unique featured image for display on single posts which is different to the image shown on archive pages.

Tested using the Authority Pro child theme by StudioPress.

Installation Steps

There’s 1 – 2 steps :

1. # Upload the file named featured-images.php to the Authority Pro themes lib folder overriding the default file of the same name.

 


2. # Add your single post image on the Edit Post screen using custom fields native to WordPress or ACF. See instructions below under the Add Image sub heading.

 

Download Folder

Add Image

Create a custom field named single_image and add the link for your image to the value field like this :

If you want to use ACF to add your image, import the file named 72894-acf.json using the ACF plugins > Custom Fields > Tools > Import field.

You’ll also need to remove or comment out the code on line 29 of image-functions.php and uncomment the code on line 41. This option allows you to use the Customize > Theme Settings > Content Archive > Featured Image Size settings to select the single-featured-image size like you see in this screenshot :