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Matthew Richards
3,798 Pointswp_get_attachment_metadata() not working on host (but is offline)
Hi,
I'm trying to display the date a photo was taken. I got it working, but when I pushed it online, it no longer worked. I suspect that the way the site is hosted is restricting access to the metadata. Is this possible?
Here's how I'm calling it:
<?php $photo = get_field('photo');?> <?php $image_meta = wp_get_attachment_metadata($photo["id"]);?> <?php $image_time = $image_meta[image_meta][created_timestamp];?> <?php var_dump($image_time);?>
It returns null (string(1) "0"), despite the image having metadata and working on a local server.
I would appreciate any tips/ideas/helps.
Thanks, Matthew
1 Answer
rydavim
18,814 PointsI don't have much WP experience, but I can try to help you trouble shoot. Are you getting and errors? If so, please post them here.
You could try using wp_read_image_metadata instead and see if that works.
For trouble shooting, I would start by making sure it's got the photo. If you try to return $photo, does it come back as you expect? If so, can you access the meta data generally? If so, can you access other meta data elements? You'll want to start by figuring out where the code on the server is running into issues.
If you've got specific errors, or a live demo I might be able to give you some more specific advice.