WordPress Customizer Default Image

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I'm trying to set a default image to a Customizer image with the code below but image does not display.

<img src="<?php echo get_theme_mod( 'header_image' , '<?php get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/default-image.jpg' ); ?>">

Am I missing something?

Carl Willis · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-24 20:38:04Z

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Can you try this if it will work.

<img src="<?php echo get_theme_mod( 'header_image' , get_template_directory_uri().'/images/default-image.jpg' ); ?>">

answered Nov 24, 2016 at 20:38

Carl Willis

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Actually, you should use header_image(). This will then automatically return the default-image as supplied when defining the custom-header theme support. So this can be as simple as: <img src="<?php header_image(); ?>">. But then you should yet again consider using the_header_image_tag() for that, but then yet again, as of 4.7 you should use the_custom_header_markup().
– Weston Ruter
Commented Nov 25, 2016 at 8:40

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