Hi Darrenbachan,
Here is what I’m doing, I’ve commented it below for the benefit of anyone else who might need this:
<?php
$author_id = get_the_author_meta('ID');// Needed because we are outside of the Loop
$image = get_field('author_profile_picture', 'user_'. $author_id );
if ( !( $image ) ) {
echo get_avatar( get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' ), apply_filters( 'quark_author_bio_avatar_size', 125 ) ); // Defaults to Gravatar if no image is uploaded, the 'quark' filters is a theme function that sets the size, if not using Quark Theme you don't need that bit
} else { ?>
<img src="<?php echo $image; ?>" width="124" height="148" alt="<?php echo $author_id->nicename; ?>" />
<?php } ?>
My problem was that I wasn’t specifying the author by ID in order for my template to get the right image…..once I figured that out it worked.
You CAN still use wp_get_attachment_image( $imgID, $size ); and that method works well, it’s just that it uses some core function to add classes and styling and image sizes – great if you don’t have more specific needs.
