Featured Article/ Image above Blog

I did something like this, i used this code. You need to get the ID of the catigory and replace it in the code, and you also need to make a custom field named post-img then fill out the image path.

<?php if(have_posts()) : ?>
 <?php $recentBlog = new WP_Query('cat=4&showposts=1'); ?>
 <?php while($recentBlog->have_posts()) : $recentBlog->the_post();?>
 <div>
  <?php $postimageurl = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'post-img', true); if ($postimageurl) { ?>
  <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?><?php echo $postimageurl; ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" /></a>
  <?php } ?>
 </div>

 <?php endwhile; ?>

 <?php else: ?>
<?php endif; ?>

thanks for the quick reply, now does this code make it so there is alsways a permanent image above all blog posts? Do you have any idea how to code in a featured article code?

Yes, i just explained it, that code wil display one post from category 4. You just need to make a category named featured, then replace the ID in the code. After that you make a post with a custom field of post-img, and type in the url of the im, so like wp-content/themes/yourtheme/images/yourpic.jpg then it will display your one featured post.

Awesome, I got the featured post article working as a sticky for the first part. Instead of having the other image as a catagory, is there anyway I can simply insert a static image above the post content much like a banner? If so would you happen to know the code? Does it just go in the index.php and page.php?

thanks for all your help

This problem is a nightmare for me and i tried everything, even what was mentioned above. Although I dont really understand it too well, i hope you can explain in more detail, my site looks rediculous with the only geatured image not showing up!