Integrating Custom Smileys

Hello earthrenewing,

Check if this reference URL helps you.

https://wpcrux.com/blog/custom-wordpress-smilies/

Hi @earthrenewing,
did you use the filter as described in https://www.ads-software.com/support/article/using-smilies/#how-can-i-have-different-smiley-images-appear ?

Good evening, you both ??

Finally, I had some time to check it out!

@kartiks16: Thank you! This seems to work but I do want to specifically replace the standard smileys since smileys are mostly used in the following manner: ??

@lucagrandicelli: Thank you! Yes, I made sure to exactly follow this guideline. I even asked my theme support and they said it should work, too, but that they also do not have the needed experience with the smileys to help me out. I am clueless to why it is not working.

Kind regards,
Naomi

Ok, would you please paste here the code used to apply the filter? Also, please write down a filename of your choice from the smilies folder you uploaded.

The folder is the following: wp-content/images/smilies/

I added the smileys using the same name as the WP standard smileys, e.g. icon_smile.gif.

Then I went into my (child) theme’s folder and added the following code:

add_filter( 'smilies_src', 'my_custom_smilies_src', 10, 3 );
function my_custom_smilies_src( $img_src, $img, $siteurl ) {
    return $siteurl.'/wp-content/images/smilies/'.$img;
}

At first, I have put the smileys in my theme’s folder and adjusted the path in the code. As this did not work, I added the folder shown in the example, edited the path and still no result.

But to be fair … if you check out the WP smiley saved in the WP smiley folder, it is not the one that is shown on WP sites anymore, best example would be this post ( ?? ) or the instruction page (replacing smileys) itself. That is why I think that this method would not work anyway since I am replacing smileys that are not used.

Ok. URL of example?