functions.php<\/strong> of your active theme:\n\n\/\/ Content Views Pro - Use custom field as thumbnail\nadd_filter( 'pt_cv_field_content_excerpt', 'cvp_theme_custom_field_as_thumbnail', 999, 3 );\nfunction cvp_theme_custom_field_as_thumbnail( $args, $fargs, $post ) {\n\tif ( empty( $fargs ) ) {\n\t\t$custom_field = 'CUSTOM_FIELD';\n\n\t\t$fval = null;\n\t\tif ( class_exists( 'CVP_CTF' ) ) {\n\t\t\t$ctf = new CVP_CTF( $custom_field, $post, true, '' );\n\t\t\t$fval = isset( $ctf->field_value ) ? $ctf->field_value : $fval;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tif ( empty( $fval ) ) {\n\t\t\t$meta = get_post_meta( $post->ID );\n\t\t\t$fval = !empty( $meta[ $custom_field ][ 0 ] ) ? $meta[ $custom_field ][ 0 ] : $fval;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t$args = $fval ? sprintf( \"<img src='%s'>\", esc_url( $fval ) ) : $args;\n\t}\n\n\treturn $args;\n}\n<\/pre>\n(replace CUSTOM_FIELD<\/strong> with name\/key of your custom field).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNotice: If you created custom field with Toolset plugin, you may need to add prefix wpcf-<\/code>. For example, you created a custom field post-image<\/code> with Toolset plugin, then the value of CUSTOM_FIELD<\/strong> should be wpcf-post-image<\/code>.<\/p>\nThank you,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Content Views Pro version 5.5.0 and higher Since Content Views Pro version 5.5.0, you can easily show image custom field as thumbnail without coding. Here is the configuration in Display Settings >> Fields Settings >> Thumbnail of the View to show any image custom field as thumbnail: Content Views Pro version 5.4.1 and prior For …<\/p>\n
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