http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Help In Shaping WordPress Themes en Sat, 25 May 2013 19:47:56 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/opinions-timthumb-versus-get-the-image#post-12514 Thu, 20 May 2010 21:23:08 +0000 perozzi 12514@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>hello helgatheviking,<br /> I'm trying to get timthumb working with youtube, too; can you share your solution?</p> <p>Thanks in advance :-) </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/opinions-timthumb-versus-get-the-image#post-12219 Fri, 07 May 2010 18:25:30 +0000 Devin 12219@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>I'm not all that familiar with Justin Tadlock's plug-in, but it looks like it defaults to the WordPress native featured image functionality whenever possible (if you set a post thumbnail for instance), and then goes to a second method if that's not there. That seems like the most elegant way to do it.</p> <p>I know he has that functionality built into Hybrid, so you may want to look at how he included it in that framework. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/opinions-timthumb-versus-get-the-image#post-12218 Fri, 07 May 2010 16:46:53 +0000 helgatheviking 12218@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Anybody have any opinions on using timthumb to scrape thumbnails out of a post versus using get-the-image or even the new WP2.0 thumbnail feature? </p> <p>get-the-image and the WP feature let you select which image you'd like.. even if that image is not in the post. </p> <p>get-the-image is back-compatible for anybody who has a lot of thumbs in custom fields. not an issue for me right now.</p> <p>timthumb is totally automated and the blogger doesn't have to think about it at all. trouble w/ automation is then you lose some control.. and you are pretty much stuck w/ the first image. though i have adapted:</p> <p><a href="http://hardiannazief.com/12/create-thumbnail-from-offsite-image-using-timthumb-beta" rel="nofollow">http://hardiannazief.com/12/create-thumbnail-from-offsite-image-using-timthumb-beta</a></p> <p>to find the youtube thumbnail on an embedded video. so that makes it a bit cooler. </p> <p>i'm just curious to hear if anyone has any opinions... any considerations I am overlooking? </p>