[Resolved] PDF thumbnail with link to PDF now that WordPress supports creating PDF image

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[James Meskunas]

Now that WordPress creates a images of the first page of PDF's in the media library if your server has Imagick, ImageMagick, and Ghostscript support.

Is there a way to add this to your Views? All of my PDF's now have images and thumbnails of them.

I need to have a "Coupon" CPT display the thumbnail of the PDF and that thumbnail link to the PDF.

Is this now possible?

Here is the PHP code to display a PDF thumbnail in a loop. is it possible to incorporate PHP loops into Views some how?

<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();

$args = array(
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'numberposts' => -1,
'post_status' => null,
'post_parent' => $post->ID
);

$attachments = get_posts( $args );
if ( $attachments ) {
foreach ( $attachments as $attachment ) {
echo '

';
echo wp_get_attachment_image( $attachment->ID, 'full' );
echo '<p>';
echo apply_filters( 'the_title', $attachment->post_title );
echo '</p>

';
}
}

endwhile; endif; ?>

[Shane]

Hi James,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

This lists out all the attachments for a particular post correct?

We might be able to convert this to a shortcode to be used in our views plugin.

Thanks,
Shane

[James Meskunas]

Correct.

[Shane]

Hi James,

Could you try this shortcode.

// Add Shortcode
function pdf_list( $atts ) {

	// Attributes
	$atts = shortcode_atts(
		array(
			'post_id' => '',
		),
		$atts
	);

	$args = array(
	'post_type' => 'attachment',
	'numberposts' => -1,
	'post_status' => null,
	'post_parent' => $atts['post_id']
	);
	
	$attachments = get_posts( $args );
	$attachment_images = '';
	if ( $attachments ) {
	foreach ( $attachments as $attachment ) {
	
	$attachment_images += '<p>'.wp_get_attachment_image( $attachment->ID, 'full' ).'</p>';
	}
	}
	return $attachment_images;

}
add_shortcode( 'pdf_list', 'pdf_list' );

Add the above to your functions.php and you will use it in your view by doing this [pdf_list post_id='[wpv-post-id]']

Please let me know if this works.

Thanks,
Shane

[James Meskunas]

I am sure the shortcode would work under normal circumstances, but it did not resolve my issue. I think it is an issue with my site. I am testing it offline in another build.