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i've been trying to get the attachment URL on single.php, so far this code gets the DIRECT LINK to the image;

<?php

if ( $attachments = get_children( array(
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'post_mime_type'=>'image',
'numberposts' => 1,
'post_status' => null,
'post_parent' => $post->ID
)));
foreach ($attachments as $attachment) {
echo '<a target="_blank" href="' . wp_get_attachment_url( $attachment->ID ) . '">Download Full Size</a>';
}

?>

but instead i want the attachment URL, PLEASE HELP!

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    Do you mean get_permalink( $attachment->ID ) )?
    – fuxia
    Aug 1, 2012 at 9:39
  • Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_permalink()
    – XeBii
    Aug 1, 2012 at 9:54
  • Of course, such a function doesn’t exists … and no one said it does. :)
    – fuxia
    Aug 1, 2012 at 10:00
  • If something doesn’t work look for debug data.
    – fuxia
    Aug 1, 2012 at 10:01

4 Answers 4

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The the_attachment_link returns an HTML link, so use this code:

if ( $attachments = get_children( array(
    'post_type'      => 'attachment',
    'post_mime_type' => 'image',
    'numberposts'    => 1,
    'post_status'    => null,
    'post_parent'    => $post->ID
) ) );
foreach ( $attachments as $attachment ) {
    echo wp_get_attachment_link( 
        $attachment->ID, '' , true, false, 'Link to image attachment' 
    );
}

Here I'm passing 5 parameters to function wp_get_attachment_link()

  • First parameter is $attachment->ID to get attachment ID
  • Second parameter '' says not to print image
  • Third parameter true links to attachment page
  • Fourth false parameter tells not to print media parameter
  • The last one is the text you'd like to appear as a link
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  • This function gets the attachment as thumbnail and linked to Direct link (.jpg), i want the link in HTML format to attachment page so where i can maximize my images to view larger
    – XeBii
    Aug 1, 2012 at 10:09
  • hey, updated answer to print link to attachment page with text.
    – Amit Kosti
    Aug 1, 2012 at 10:30
  • set the $permalink parameter to true to return link to attachment page instead of file.
    – Amit Kosti
    Aug 1, 2012 at 10:40
  • :D Problem Solved! Thanks alot amit for helping me out :)
    – XeBii
    Aug 1, 2012 at 12:39
2

You’re looking for: get_attachment_link( $attachment->ID ).


As toscho suggested in his comment, you can also use the generic get_permalink() function which internally calls get_attachment_link().

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  • Tried this one but it gives me "Missing Attachment"
    – XeBii
    Aug 1, 2012 at 9:50
  • If no attachment can be found, the function displays the string Missing Attachment.
    – Amit Kosti
    Aug 1, 2012 at 9:51
  • Attachment is there, if you see above code that i posted shows the Direct link to the image that has been attached in the POST
    – XeBii
    Aug 1, 2012 at 9:53
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Great! changing the lines

'post_mime_type'=>'image', 
  echo wp_get_attachment_link( $attachment-  >ID, '' , true, false, 'Link to image attachment' );

to

 'post_mime_type'=>'application', 
  echo wp_get_attachment_link( $attachment->ID, '' , false, false, 'Download File' );

I could link a direct download from PDF File attached to post

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I was looking for the code that can able to pull exact URL of corresponding image from media and found this thread. I tweaked it little bit

Here is the code that I used to pull image for PIN IT button.....

<?php

if ( $attachments = get_children( array(
   'post_type' => 'attachment',
   'post_mime_type'=>'image',
   'numberposts' => 1,
   'post_status' => null,
   'post_parent' => $post->ID
)));

foreach ($attachments as $attachment) {
   echo '' . wp_get_attachment_url( $attachment->ID ) . '';
}

?>

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