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

How to add Color Picker in Theme Options for the following?

Your not going to get an answer to this, there is no magic wand you can use to change what your asking without working it out yourself, or at the very least supplying some actual code with your question. To change the CSS in a back-end option page you can use the Options API, http://codex.wordpress.org/Options_API, … Read more