Removing Featured image from header

Btw, i need this featured post image for display on the page, so removing this image itself won’t help.

I also only seem to have the problem with bigger pictures.

Hi mrpaplu,

I had the same problem and had a hard time solving it, but I found a solution!

I read an article that says that if thumbnail width >= header width then it uses the thumbnail as a header replacement.

If you are using the functionality the same way as I do, you don’t want the thumbnail to be that big anyway so what you may have to do (espacially if your theme is based on twenty ten) is :

1. open functions.php
2. find this line : set_post_thumbnail_size( HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH, HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT, true );
3. Make it a comment using /* */
4. Add a line under this line that looks like this : set_post_thumbnail_size( width, height, true/false );

BINGO!

Problem solved!

Hope this will help you!

Julien

Hi there, I’ve been having this same issue but the 4 steps above isn’t helping me. I’m running WP 3.1.2 and modifying the twentyten theme. Cheers!

@jvandelaar

if you don’t want this feature, you need to remove the corresponding code from header.php of twenty ten:

<?php
					// Check if this is a post or page, if it has a thumbnail, and if it's a big one
					if ( is_singular() && current_theme_supports( 'post-thumbnails' ) &&
							has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) &&
							( /* $src, $width, $height */ $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'post-thumbnail' ) ) &&
							$image[1] >= HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH ) :
						// Houston, we have a new header image!
						echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $post->ID );
					elseif ( get_header_image() ) : ?>
						<img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH; ?>" height="<?php echo HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT; ?>" alt="" />
					<?php endif; ?>

leave only:

if ( get_header_image() ) : ?>
						<img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH; ?>" height="<?php echo HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT; ?>" alt="" />
					<?php endif; ?>

Better still, learn how child themes work and create a new header.php in your child theme. Then you won’t lose your edits when upgrading.

Awesome thanks! Worked a treat and yes I will learn about the child themes.

I was starting to load the header using the css file which worked, but not as lushly as what alchymyth had described. Cheers!