Dynamic Featured Image

Dynamic Featured Image

Dynamically adds multiple featured image (post thumbnail) functionality to posts, pages and custom post types.
Rating:
4.4
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Active Installations:
80000+
Last Updated:
Jan 29, 2021
WordPress Version:
3.8 or higher
Tested up to:
5.6.14

Multiple featured images

Add multiple featured images to your posts and pages effortlessly.

No coding required

Easily add featured images without any coding knowledge.

Enhance your website

Unlock the power of multiple featured images for a more dynamic and engaging website.

Flexible customization

Customize the number of featured images for each post and page, and easily access them with theme functions.

3.7.0

  • Feature: Auto-select media on open (#78)
  • Fix: Attachment ID issue for edited image (#77, #80)

3.6.8

  • Fix slow query issue (#74, Thanks @tobros91)
  • Add German translations (#69, Thanks @swiffer)
  • Correct Swedish translations (#72, Thanks @S8nsick66)
  • Add sponsors

3.6.5

  • Add Thai translations (#63, Thanks @isudnop)
  • Fix warning when counting empty string in PHP 7.2 (#66, Thanks @zsmartin)
  • Show only images in media selector (#67, Thanks @zsmartin)
  • Add filters for metabox context and priority (#68, Thanks @zsmartin)

3.6.1

  • Remove short array syntax to support php <= 5.4.

3.6.0

  • Various security fixes.
  • Missing text domains fixes.
  • Dashicons css removed as it is no longer needed.
  • Numerous WordPress coding standard improvements.

3.5.2

  • Fix image url if image already points to CDN. PR #50
  • Internal refactorings

3.5.1

  • Minor code refactorings.

3.5.0

  • Unit Tests.
  • Added support for github updater. Issue #44
  • Fix get_the_ID issue in WordPress below 4.0.
  • Remove extra quotation mark that was making the html invalid.
  • Added uninstall script.

3.4.0

  • Added Link to Image field.
  • Portuguese Brazilian translation (Thanks to @bruno-rodrigues).
  • And some minor refactorings.

3.3.1

  • Increased code quality

3.3.0

  • Fixed Invalid image path returned – Pull Request #35
  • Added dfi_post_type_user_filter to disable metabox in post types.
  • Added filter to change metabox title.
  • Some minor fixes.

3.1.13

  • Added post types filter – Pull Request #32
  • Fixed issue #33 – Incorrect data return when no image attached.
  • Fixed issue #34 – Problem Retrieving Images in HTTPS Protocol.
  • Revised code quality.
  • Added Italian translation.

3.1.9

  • Changed the scope of function get_image_id()
  • Fixed typo in Nepali translation.

3.1.7

  • Added Nepali, Swedish, Hebrew, Serbian, Croation and Bosnian languages.
  • Fixed bug on issue #25 solution.
  • Various code quality improvements.

3.1.2

  • Fixed issue #25.

3.1.0

  • Partial fix for issue #22.
  • Increased code quality.

3.0.1

  • Fixed several JSLint issues

3.0.0

  • Fully Object Oriented (Thanks to @cfoellmann).
  • New WordPress Media Uploader.
  • Uses dashicons instead of images.
  • Functions to retrieve image descriptions and nth featured image.
  • Well documented.

2.0.2

  • Minor css fix (issue #18 in GitHub, Thanks to @cfoellmann)

2.0.1

  • Change in design.

2.0.0

  • Now with various helper functions.
  • Helpers to retrieve alt, title and caption of each featured image.
  • Added support for remote url.
  • WordPress 3.7 compatible.
  • Primarily focused on theme developers.

1.1.5

  • Fixed PHP Notice issues in strict debugging mode (Issue #4 in GitHub, Thanks to @Micky Hulse).
  • Added post id in media upload box.
  • Enhanced MultiSite Support.

1.1.2

  • Resolved media uploader conflicts.

1.1.1

  • Fixed a bug on user access for edit operation.

1.1.0

  • Major security update
  • Now uses AJAX to create new featured box

1.0.3

  • First stable version with minimum features released.
  • Fixed bug for duplicate id.
  • Updated dfiGetFeaturedImages function to accept post id.
  • Fixed some minor issues.

Really Flexible for use

By Sattajit on May 13, 2024

Really Flexible for use

Very nice!

By philliproth on April 3, 2024

Works perfectly

Works great with a little code

By clarke77 on April 9, 2021

I got the free version working perfectly last night with WordPress 5.7. The description says the plugin will "add any number of featured images ... without writing a single line of code", which is a bit misleading. The plugin provides a GUI interface to flag images as featured, but to actually have the images appear on your site you need to write some code. Stack Overflow to the rescue. I found this snippet there and got it working:
 if( class_exists('Dynamic_Featured_Image') ) {
    global $dynamic_featured_image;

    $featured_images = $dynamic_featured_image->get_featured_images( );
    //print_r($featured_images);

    //You can now loop through the image to display them as required
    foreach($featured_images as $featured_image) {
        echo "<img src='".$featured_image['full']."'>";
    }

 }
Detailed instructions for those who, like me, don't know PHP at all:
  1. Go to Appearance/Theme Editor
  2. Double click on the part of the site you want to add featured images. This will probably be 'Single Page' or 'Single Post', but it could be 'Theme Header', 'Theme Footer', or whatever.
  3. For most pages, you'll want to paste the above code into 'the loop'. If you don't know what 'the loop' is, it's worth looking in to, as it's probably a bit different on different themes. On most themes, pasting the code anywhere between while (have_posts()): the_post(); and endwhile; should work. But where you put it in relation to other things in 'the loop' probably matters.
  4. Note that everything between the quotes, after the word 'echo' in the code above is what will appear on your page. So any other stuff you want to add (list items, div tags, etc.) needs to go in there.
  5. If you're adding any attributes, use single quotes or your whole site will bork.
  6. Have fun!
Hope that helps. And thank you, Ankit, for a great plugin!

Does not work

By Marc73 on December 3, 2018

This is a poorly documented, poorly coded half-done plugin. The plugin, if you read the fine print, assumes you would go to a github page, and follow vague instructions on what functions you need to call in your theme... as if this is something that the average user can do. It is a great idea to show many featured images... it is a pitty you have a be a coder, to create your child-theme and hack it to get this to work.

Worst plugin ever

By kellybaya on September 16, 2018

DO NOT purchase the Pro version of this plugin. It does not work as described and has terrible documentation. Emails sent asking for a refund have been ignored. Looking though the support forum I can also see that support for this plugin is non-existent. These guys don't care about their customers or the quality of their work.

not a good review

By alternativedge on September 5, 2018

word of advice for those looking to buy the pro version... don't!! Truly a master piece in terms of terrible development and documentation.. I am in awe......

Works fine!

By Adam Pery (adam1920) on July 4, 2017

Well done guys!

Gets the job done!

By delawaregrad on September 23, 2016

This is exactly what I needed so that my client could add multiple images to a custom post. I'm able to customize the template and it all works perfectly.

Great plugin

By Milad Jafari (milad.jfr) on September 3, 2016

Its really useful and its works well
but its a bit hard to use for someone like me that not much familiar with coding.

it could be better if we have some shortcodes for this plugin , so we could use it much easier.

bytheway , thanks to the author.

Very good plugin!

By Vlad Stratulat (vladstratulat) on September 3, 2016

Doing it's job as required.

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