wordpress get featured image as background code example
Example 1: get featured image url in wordpress
if ( has_post_thumbnail()) {
$large_image_url = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id(), 'large');
echo '<a href="' . $large_image_url[0] . '">';
the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail');
echo '</a>';
}
Example 2: wordpress featured image as a background image
<?php
if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
$image_b1 = get_the_post_thumbnail_url();
}
else {
$image_b1 = get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/images/noimage.png';
}
?>
<div style="background-image: url(<?php echo $image_b1; ?>);">