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Media File Attachment Data in Bricks

Updated on 15 Aug 2024

With a query loop of type Posts and Post Type of "Media", it is possible to output post-specific images (or files or any other attachment types allowed in WordPress Media Library) like the attached images for posts or ACF Gallery field images for building custom galleries in Bricks.

This Pro tutorial shows how we can retrieve these attachment-specific properties:

  • ID
  • Alternative Text
  • Title
  • Caption
  • Description
  • File URL

These can be used inside the query loop enabled-block for dynamic media items listing/grids in Bricks.

Step 1

Ensure that your query type is set up like this:

Step 2

Add the following in child theme's functions.php (w/o the opening PHP tag) or a code snippets plugin:

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Sridhar Katakam

Sridhar Katakam is a Bricks enthusiast. He likes helping others by researching and solving WordPress-related problems and building websites.

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