get_attached_media() returns empty array if media file already used by another post

I ran into this problem and ended up creating a basic function to extract the “attached” media by URL from the body of the post (in my case a post of type document, but it should work with any kind of post): function get_first_link_url($post_id) { $content = get_post_field(‘post_content’, $post_id); if ($content == null) { return … Read more

How to add a 2nd “featured image” to a post?

This plugin has worked for me in the past: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/ Or you could create a custom field – Advanced Custom Fields makes this very easy (and for the end user too): http://plugins.elliotcondon.com/advanced-custom-fields/ This could be integrated by using the traditional ‘featured image’ as the slider image – ie leaving <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?> or equivalent in … Read more