Archive and Categories don’t show pictures and links in posts

It’s an issue with the theme. If you edit the archive.php template, you’ll find it uses the_excerpt() to display post content, which filters out html tags. So to get what you’re after, you need to change:

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

to

<?php the_content(); ?>

Kafkaesqui, thank you very VERY much!!! :)))

but is there a way to display only images, and not the text

“but is there a way to display only images, and not the text“

A couple ways to do this are:

1. Keep the_excerpt() in place and insert the image in the excerpt field of your post as well. This is a bit of a hack, and can cause problems elsewhere (especially if you display summaries in your syndication feeds). But it works; well enough.

2. Parse the post content for an img tag, and display only this. Something like the following (used in place of the_excerpt() or the_content()) should do:

<?php
preg_match('/<img[^>]*>/i', $post->post_content, $image);
foreach ($image as $display) {
echo $display . '<br />';
}
?>

You might even choose to display an excerpt (or post content) if no image is found in a post:

<?php
preg_match('/<img[^>]*>/i', $post->post_content, $image);
if($image) {
foreach ($image as $display) {
echo $display . '<br />';
}
} else {
the_excerpt();
}
?>

Thank you so much for this! I’ve had the same problem with a theme.

Thank you Kafkaesqui for the extremely helpful information. ??

I’ve the same problem even after changing the <?php the_excerpt();?> to <?php the_content();?>

I’m using dara’s plugin which shows the flickr slideshow thumbnail using the CUSTOM FIELD when writing the post. I’m creating a “page” for this category and the URL is https://seville.u54.oo.nu/blog/category/fotojournal but then the thumbnail is not showing up. I just wonder how dara made it show up on her archive page at https://www.darasplace.com/category/photography/

I don’t have her email thus I can’t write her. Please let me know which code shall I put in my archives template. Thanks a lot.

Had the same problem. Thanks for the fix, Kafkaesqui!