get_stylesheet_directory
was necessary for the glob
function to work, you need a combination of both, e.g. fetch the files in that directory:
$imagePath = get_stylesheet_directory() . "/IMAGES/sponsors/";
$filesList = glob( $imagePath . '*.{JPG,jpg,PNG,png}', GLOB_BRACE );
and display the files at that URL:
$imagePathURL = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . "/IMAGES/sponsors/";
...
echo '<img src="' . esc_url( $imagePathURL . $file ) . '">';
Notice that I wrapped it in esc_url
, this is escaping and we do it to keep things secure and avoid injection attacks.
TLDR:
glob
wants a folder path- but
<img
wants a URL instead