C
by
Justin Tadlock
5 (12 reviews)
Custom Header Extended
Allows users to create a custom header on a per-post basis.
Custom Header Extended ranks #6,083 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #636 of 6,327 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated Jul 8, 2015. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 10.0
v1.0.0
Current Version v1.0.0
Updated 11 years ago
Last Update on 08 Jul, 2015
Refreshed 13 hours ago
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#636 of 6,327 in Media
Top 10% by installs
No update in over a year
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#6,083
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Last Updated
- Jul 08, 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.6+
- Tested Up To
- 10.0
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- Justin Tadlock
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- Reviews
- 12
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want individual posts to have their own custom header image. It solves the problem of the WordPress custom-header theme feature only supporting a single site-wide header by letting users override it on a per-post basis.
- Per-post custom header images
- Meta box on edit screen
- Toggle header text display
- Custom header text color
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Custom Header Extended
I've always been interested in art direction on blogs. This is just one tool of many that I'm creating and making available via my Web site for making it easier for users to take more control over their styles on a per-post basis.
Most likely, this is because your theme doesn't support the custom-header WordPress theme feature. Not all themes do. This plugin requires that your theme utilize this theme feature to work properly. Unfortunately, there's just no reliable way for the plugin to overwrite the header if the theme doesn't support this feature. You'll need to check with your theme author to see if they'll add support or switch to a different theme. My theme supports 'custom-header' but it doesn't work! That's unlikely. Just to make sure, check with your theme author and make sure that they support the WordPress custom-header theme feature. It can't be something custom your theme author created. It must be the WordPress feature. Assuming your theme does support custom-header and this plugin still isn't working, your theme is most likely implementing the custom header feature incorrectly. However, I'll be more than happy to take a look.
This actually depends on your theme. Some themes support the header-text option for custom-header and some don't. These options will only appear if your currently-active theme supports that feature.
This is because your theme has implemented this feature incorrectly. I'll be more than happy to help your theme author with this if you let them know to get in touch with me.
This is because your theme has implemented this feature incorrectly. I'll be more than happy to help your theme author with this if you let them know to get in touch with me.
Because of the way the WordPress custom-header feature works, themes can define varying size options for header images depending on their design. These options are: Fixed width Fixed height Flexible width Flexible height What this plugin does is create a custom image size based off your current theme's header dimension options. This means that the dimensions aren't going to be accurate (and might not work) from theme to theme. Therefore, you'll need to resize your images when you switch to a new theme (see plugin recommendations below). I actually recommend this anyway, because you'll often run into the similar issues with featured images.
This plugin creates image sizes for newly-uploaded images only. However, if using one of the resizing plugins listed below, old images can be resized to be used as header images.
This error message is only shown on the edit post screen. It's never shown publicly on your site. The error message means that the image you're attempting to use isn't the correct size. You'll need to upload a larger image in order for it to be used on your site. If you see this after switching themes, I recommend using one of the resizing plugins listed below to correct the image dimensions.
Here are two plugins I highly recommend that will resize your images for you when you switch themes. I've used them both on my own sites and tested them to be sure they work alongside this plugin. Each plugin also has a high number of ratings and users. I recommend using them any time you switch to a new theme. Regenerate Thumbnails AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild
Because each theme is different, it's impossible to say for sure. However, this plugin will create a cropped version of any image that is too large once you upload it. Therefore, it's usually better to upload a larger image rather than a smaller image. With that said, some themes support completely flexible widths and heights for their header images. When that's the case, the plugin doesn't create a custom image size. It just uses the "full" (i.e., original) image size.
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