First Image Function

[Matrix4u]

Hi ...

I was trying the below function to display only the first image from the content on the index page.

Function :

function catch_that_image() {
  global $post, $posts;
  $first_img = '';
  ob_start();
  ob_end_clean();
  $output = preg_match_all('/<img.+src=[\'"]([^\'"]+)[\'"].*>/i', $post->post_content, $matches);
  $first_img = $matches [1] [0];

  if(empty($first_img)){ //Defines a default image
    $first_img = "/images/default.jpg";
  }
  return $first_img;
} 

But the above function displays the link to the image and does not load the image.

Can someone tell me whats wrong with this function ??

Matrix4u Reviewed by Matrix4u on 5th Aug 2011. First Image Function Hi ... I was trying the below function to display only the first image from the content on the index page. Function : function catch_that_image() { global $post, $posts; $first_img = ''; ob_start(); ob_end_clean(); Rating: 5