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I'm using wp_insert_post and media_sideload_image to create a post and attach a single image to the post. However, how can I mark this attached image as featured thumbnail? It would make listing the thumbnails significantly faster by using the_post_thumbnail instead of looping through each post manually showing the first image.

How can I mark the attached image as featured thumbnail?

Thanks, Dennis

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Perhaps use set_post_thumbnail()? (Codex ref.)

EDIT

To get the attachment ID using the Post ID:

// Associative array of attachments, as $attachment_id => $attachment
$attachments = get_children( array('post_parent' => $post->ID, 'post_status' => 'inherit', 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_mime_type' => 'image', 'order' => 'ASC', 'orderby' => 'menu_order ID') );

$attachment = $attachments[0]; // ID of your single, attached image.

Then to set it as the featured image:

set_post_thumbnail( $attachment );

I have to check to be sure; the docs are a bit confusing. The default output might be an object. Regardless, get_children() will get you to the ID of your lone attachment, given the Post ID.

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  • Hi Chip, excellent choice, but I've been so far unable to find the actual attachment or thumbnail ID of the image, any idea on how to get it?
    – FLX
    Jun 22, 2011 at 15:20
  • Do you have the ID of the Post?
    – Chip Bennett
    Jun 22, 2011 at 18:51
  • Yup, I sure do :)
    – FLX
    Jun 22, 2011 at 20:28
  • See updated answer. :)
    – Chip Bennett
    Jun 22, 2011 at 21:05
  • I tried this but it didnt work, as the array number is not 0 but the actual ID of the attachment: attachmentID: Array ( [266] => stdClass Object ( [ID] => 266 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2011-06-23 11:44:18 [post_date_gmt] => 2011-06-23 09:44:18 In other words, I need to find a way to get this ID in order to properly parse it.
    – FLX
    Jun 23, 2011 at 9:46

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