wp_get_attachment_image( int $attachment_id, string|int[] $size = 'thumbnail', bool $icon = false, string|array $attr = '' ): string

Description

Compatibility

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.

Parameters

$attachment_idint

Image attachment ID.

$sizestring|int[]optional

Image size. Accepts any registered image size name, or an array of width and height values in pixels (in that order). Default 'thumbnail'.Default: 'thumbnail'

$iconbooloptional

Whether the image should be treated as an icon. Default false.Default: false

$attrstring|arrayoptional

Attributes for the image markup.Default: ''

• $srcstring

  Image attachment URL.

• $classstring

  CSS class name or space-separated list of classes. Default attachment-$size_class size-$size_class, where $size_class is the image size being requested.

• $altstring

  Image description for the alt attribute.

• $srcsetstring

  The 'srcset' attribute value.

• $sizesstring

  The 'sizes' attribute value.

• $loadingstring|falsedefault: determined by {@see wp_get_loading_optimization_attributes()}

  The 'loading' attribute value. Passing a value of false will result in the attribute being omitted for the image.

• $decodingstring

  The 'decoding' attribute value. Possible values are 'async' (default), 'sync', or 'auto'. Passing false or an empty string will result in the attribute being omitted.

• $fetchprioritystringdefault: determined by {@see wp_get_loading_optimization_attributes()}

  The 'fetchpriority' attribute value, whether high, low, or auto.

Return value

string

HTML img element or empty string on failure.

Performance profile

How much work a call to wp_get_attachment_image() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.

Cost class

Heavy

Reaches the database via get_post().

Scaling

Scales with input

The body loops, so the work grows with what you pass in.

Instructions

21–203

Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 226.

Plugin surface

4 hooks

Third-party callbacks on 'wp_get_attachment_image_context', 'wp_img_tag_add_auto_sizes', 'wp_get_attachment_image_attributes' run inside this call, and their cost is not bounded by anything here.

Called by

12

12 places in core call this, so the cost is paid more often than your own code shows.

What it touches

• querycontent queryget_post()called directly
• hookthird-party callbacksapply_filters()called directly

Further down the call graph this can also reach cache, option, serialize and transient. Those are the worst case, several calls deep and usually down an error path, not what a normal call pays.

What one call costs · 19 distinct outcomes

One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost wp_get_attachment_image() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.

This body has more branch combinations than are worth enumerating, so the table covers the outcomes found first rather than every one that exists.

Hooks and filters fired · 4

4 hooks fire while wp_get_attachment_image() runs, in this order:

1. 1
   apply_filters( wp_get_attachment_image_context )filterline 1095 (+27 into the body)

   Filters the context in which wp_get_attachment_image() is used.

2. 2
   apply_filters( wp_img_tag_add_auto_sizes )filterline 1156 (+88 into the body)

   Filters whether auto-sizes for lazy loaded images is enabled.

3. 3
   apply_filters( wp_get_attachment_image_attributes )filterline 1181 (+113 into the body)

   Filters the list of attachment image attributes.

4. 4
   apply_filters( wp_get_attachment_image )filterline 1215 (+147 into the body)

   Filters the HTML img element representing an image attachment.

Uses · 12

• wp_get_attachment_image_src()Retrieves an image to represent an attachment.
• get_post()Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.
• get_post_meta()Retrieves a post meta field for the given post ID.
• apply_filters()Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
• wp_parse_args()Merges user defined arguments into defaults array.
• wp_get_loading_optimization_attributes()Gets loading optimization attributes.
• wp_get_attachment_metadata()Retrieves attachment metadata for attachment ID.
• absint()Converts a value to non-negative integer.
• wp_calculate_image_srcset()A helper function to calculate the image sources to include in a 'srcset' attribute.
• wp_calculate_image_sizes()Creates a 'sizes' attribute value for an image.
• wp_sizes_attribute_includes_valid_auto()Checks whether the given 'sizes' attribute includes the 'auto' keyword as the first item in the list.
• image_hwstring()Retrieves width and height attributes using given width and height values.

Used by · 12

• Twenty_Fourteen_Ephemera_Widget::widget()Outputs the HTML for this widget.
• WP_Comments_List_Table::column_response()
• WP_Media_List_Table::column_title()Handles the title column output.
• WP_Widget_Media_Image::render_media()Render the media on the frontend.
• _wp_post_thumbnail_html()Returns HTML for the post thumbnail meta box.
• gallery_shortcode()Builds the Gallery shortcode output.
• get_custom_logo()Returns a custom logo, linked to home unless the theme supports removing the link on the home page.
• get_the_post_thumbnail()Retrieves the post thumbnail.
• set_post_thumbnail()Sets the post thumbnail (featured image) for the given post.
• twentyfourteen_the_attached_image()Prints the attached image with a link to the next attached image.
• twentythirteen_the_attached_image()Prints the attached image with a link to the next attached image.
• wp_get_attachment_link()Retrieves an attachment page link using an image or icon, if possible.

Source code

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1068function wp_get_attachment_image( $attachment_id, $size = 'thumbnail', $icon = false, $attr = '' ) {1069	$html  = '';1070	$image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachment_id, $size, $icon );1071 1072	if ( $image ) {1073		list( $src, $width, $height ) = $image;1074 1075		$attachment = get_post( $attachment_id );1076		$size_class = $size;1077 1078		if ( is_array( $size_class ) ) {1079			$size_class = implode( 'x', $size_class );1080		}1081 1082		$default_attr = array(1083			'src'   => $src,1084			'class' => "attachment-$size_class size-$size_class",1085			'alt'   => trim( strip_tags( get_post_meta( $attachment_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true ) ) ),1086		);1087 1088		/**1089		 * Filters the context in which wp_get_attachment_image() is used.1090		 *1091		 * @since 6.3.01092		 *1093		 * @param string $context The context. Default 'wp_get_attachment_image'.1094		 */1095		$context = apply_filters( 'wp_get_attachment_image_context', 'wp_get_attachment_image' );1096 1097		$attr = wp_parse_args( $attr, $default_attr );1098 1099		// Ensure that the `$width` doesn't overwrite an already valid user-provided width.1100		if ( ! isset( $attr['width'] ) || ! is_numeric( $attr['width'] ) ) {1101			$attr['width'] = $width;1102		}1103 1104		// Ensure that the `$height` doesn't overwrite an already valid user-provided height.1105		if ( ! isset( $attr['height'] ) || ! is_numeric( $attr['height'] ) ) {1106			$attr['height'] = $height;1107		}1108 1109		$loading_optimization_attr = wp_get_loading_optimization_attributes(1110			'img',1111			$attr,1112			$context1113		);1114 1115		// Add loading optimization attributes if not available.1116		$attr = array_merge( $attr, $loading_optimization_attr );1117 1118		// Omit the `decoding` attribute if the value is invalid according to the spec.1119		if ( empty( $attr['decoding'] ) || ! in_array( $attr['decoding'], array( 'async', 'sync', 'auto' ), true ) ) {1120			unset( $attr['decoding'] );1121		}1122 1123		/*1124		 * If the default value of `lazy` for the `loading` attribute is overridden1125		 * to omit the attribute for this image, ensure it is not included.1126		 */1127		if ( isset( $attr['loading'] ) && ! $attr['loading'] ) {1128			unset( $attr['loading'] );1129		}1130 1131		// If the `fetchpriority` attribute is overridden and set to false or an empty string.1132		if ( isset( $attr['fetchpriority'] ) && ! $attr['fetchpriority'] ) {1133			unset( $attr['fetchpriority'] );1134		}1135 1136		// Generate 'srcset' and 'sizes' if not already present.1137		if ( empty( $attr['srcset'] ) ) {1138			$image_meta = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id );1139 1140			if ( is_array( $image_meta ) ) {1141				$size_array = array( absint( $width ), absint( $height ) );1142				$srcset     = wp_calculate_image_srcset( $size_array, $src, $image_meta, $attachment_id );1143				$sizes      = wp_calculate_image_sizes( $size_array, $src, $image_meta, $attachment_id );1144 1145				if ( $srcset && ( $sizes || ! empty( $attr['sizes'] ) ) ) {1146					$attr['srcset'] = $srcset;1147

Changelog

Introduced in 2.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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