How to set global variable in functions.php
You can turn your snippet into a function that returns the post thumbnail URL of a post: function wpse81577_get_small_thumb_url( $post_id ) { $thumbSmall = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post_id ), ‘small’ ); return $thumbSmall[‘0’]; } Usage, supplying the ID of a post: <?php echo wpse81577_get_small_thumb_url( 59 ); ?>