Output image alt, width and height attributes. WordPress

[grantsmith]

I'm currently developing my first WordPress theme and all is going fine. However, I seem to be struggling with outputting attributes of images from the media library. This seems really over complicated?

I finally worked out the alt attribute…

<?php
$thumb_id = get_post_thumbnail_id(get_the_ID());
$alt = get_post_meta($thumb_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true);
if(count($alt)) echo $alt;
?>
alt="<?php echo $alt; ?>"

Although it feels very cumbersome but works. As for the width and height attributes I'm lost :)



Am I approaching this all wrong?

I just want to output alt, width and height!

 

[Adam]

Use wp_get_attachment_image_src() and it will return an array with height and width (in px). Not the alt though, so you'll have to do both. Getting this info from normal media is easier, not sure why they make post thumbnails a little more complicated. Looks good to me.

wp_get_attachment_image_src() | Function | WordPress Developer Resources

Retrieves an image to represent an attachment.

developer.wordpress.org

What are you using the dimensions for?

 

[grantsmith]

"What are you using the dimensions for?" dimensions? am I :)

Here is my full code, perhaps it will help? At least this is what I have currently, but it doesn't work, hence why I'm here!

<?php
$thumb_id = get_post_thumbnail_id(get_the_ID());
$alt = get_post_meta($thumb_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true);
if(count($alt)) echo $alt;
$width = get_post_meta($thumb_id, '_wp_attachment_image_width', true);
$height = get_post_meta($thumb_id, '_wp_attachment_image_height', true);
?>

<figure class="outer-5by4">
 <img src="<?php the_post_thumbnail_url('blog-listing'); ?>" class="inner-5by4" alt="<?php echo $alt; ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>" width="<?php echo $width; ?>" height="<?php echo $height; ?>">
</figure>

 

[grantsmith]

Ah! Think I just stumbled across the answer, unless there is reason I should not be doing this?

<?php the_post_thumbnail('blog-listing', array('class' => 'inner-5by3')); ?>