[Resolved] View with media not rendering with [wpv-post-featured-image] shortcode

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[ericL-2]

I am trying to:
display view list for media with [wpv-post-featured-image] shortcode
Link to a page where the issue can be seen:
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I expected to see:
media images rendered
Instead, I got: missing images

*Previously it was working with displaying view list for media but after updating toolset to latest, it failed to render.*

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

Thank you for getting touch.

This is quite a strange issue as this should work as you say.

Would you mind allowing me to have admin access to the website so that I can check on this further for you ?

Thanks,
Shane

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

Thank you for the credentials,

Could you let me know which version of views this worked previously in ? As well as could I get a copy of the site for further testing ?

Thanks,
Shane

[ericL-2]

Types and views old version working
Types 2.3.3
Views 2.5

I have rolled back to these old version on the website and all featured images displayed as per attached.

How do I send you a backup copy of the site?

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

I would need to log in and grab a copy with the duplicator plugin.

However I did some debugging and I see why this wouldn't work. The problem is that the image isn't stored as a featured image but under the table key _wp_attached_file which is different from the featured image.

Thanks,
Shane

[Shane]

Also it should be noted that many things have changed in wordpress and our toolset plugins since versions 2.5 of views so it could be related.

We can still retrieve the image url however you wouldn't be able to specify the size with the shortcode.

Thanks,
Shane

[ericL-2]

But in older tools version were working fine. So what can be done for latest version to work? Thanks

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

Currently running checks on this for you.

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

I've escalated this one to our 2nd tier supporters for further debugging so that they can check the issue further.

I will provide an update once I get any information from them.

Thanks,
Shane

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

I'm currently in discussion with our 2nd tier supporters on this,

However you should be able to retrieve the image using this code below.

<img src="[wpv-bloginfo show='url']/wp-content/uploads/[wpv-post-field name='_wp_attached_file']">

Please let me know if this helps.
Thanks,
Shane

[ericL-2]

thanks but unfortunately it did not work with the custom code. I reverted back to Types 2.3.3 and Views 2.5 which works with featured image

[Christian Cox]

Hi, Shane is out today for a national holiday and will return tomorrow to continue assisting you.

[Shane]

Hi Eric,

I've got some information from our 2nd tier supporters.

The verdict is essentially this shouldn't have worked in the first place because the shortcode isn't meant to be used in this context.

Perhaps in the old version of the plugin this worked perhaps because of a bug or an exception case which could've been patched out in a future update.

Essentially its because media files are stored differently from regular posts and their media files are not stored under the same name as featured images.

The only workaround to this is the shortcode I provided previously.

<img src="[wpv-bloginfo show='url']/wp-content/uploads/[wpv-post-field name='_wp_attached_file']">

Thanks,
Shane