I am working on a similar functionality. I want BuddyPress users to upload image, make a custom post and set the uploaded image as the post’s featured image. It is possible to do this, do not see why not. Maybe somebody will be able to post a complete out-of-box solution for you. In the meantime, … Read more
Change media URL (images)
I solved this by simulating a $_FILES array: $file_array = array( ‘name’ => basename( $file_path ), ‘type’ => $url_type, ‘tmp_name’ => $file_path, ‘error’ => 0, ‘size’ => filesize( $file_path ) ); And then $att_id = media_handle_sideload( $file_array, $post_id ); As simple as this..
Have you had a look at is_user_logged_in()? If you can explain how you’re serving the photos I can perhaps suggest a way to authorize some images to be shown and the rest hidden to only logged in users.
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WordPress post feature image not uploading
For trivia WP will generate all registered sizes for every image natively. While this doesn’t quite seem optimal, the recommendation (if one might call it that) to deal with it is “get bigger disks”. 🙂 If size isn’t a concern you can just go with it. The typical solution takes a little different angle. Instead … Read more
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