Advanced Custom Fields Plugin: how would I get an image src path uploaded from User Profile?

Question

I have created an Image Upload field for a User Photo in the User Profile section in the wp-admin using Advanced Custom Fields. I realized ACF could do this per this post: Photo gallery on profile page?

How would I go about capturing the contents of the image src field in ACF? The following does not work:

<?php $publisher_photo = get_field('user_photo'); ?>

<?php echo "<img class='publisher-picture' src='$publisher_photo' />"; ?>

I even tried this, but it does not work either:

<?php $publisher_photo = get_the_author_meta('user_photo'); ?>
<?php echo "<img class='publisher-picture' src='$publisher_photo' />"; ?>

When I try to debug and echo the contents of the $publisher_photo variable, it comes back blank leading me to believe I'm not picking up this field from the User Profile in the correct way.

Answer 1

Got it working! Here's what solved my problem:

<?php
$publisher_photo = get_the_author_meta('user_photo');
$image_src = wp_get_attachment_image_src($publisher_photo);
echo '<img class="publisher-picture" src="'. $image_src[0] .'" />';
?>

Answer 2

Because it's not reading your variable $publisher_photo. Try <?php echo '<img class="publisher-picture" src="'. $publisher_photo .'" />'; ?>