Animated .gif feature image

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  sassicapra · Member · May 21, 2011 at 12:09 am

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  Hi, I’ve uploaded an animated .gif to my blog sassicapra.com. I have used it as the feature image of my post so that it becomes the homepage main image. But when I do this the animation stops working… if I put it in the post it works.

  I’ve noticed from other trouble shooting forums .gifs stop working if you link them? Could this be the issue. If it is, can I change the automated link in the CSS code?

  I havn’t changed the size of the image or anything like that. I’m using the ‘structure’ theme if that helps.

  Let me know if you have any other trouble shooting for me, I would realy like to be able to feature animated gifs

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 21, 2011 at 12:16 am

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  Did you upload your gif and then resize it? If so then that’s where you went wrong. In order for an animated gif to play, it must be full size. Make sure the gif is no larger than the maximum width for your theme’s post area. If it is, then resize it on your computer before uploading it.
  http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/maximum-image-width/

  This is a post on the Structure theme I believe you will benefit from reading. That theme has a featured post and they way the theme is coded to behave is explained in it. http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/introduction-to-structure/

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  timethief · Member · May 21, 2011 at 12:17 am

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  EDIT: “featured post” above ought to have been “featured image”

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  sassicapra · Member · May 21, 2011 at 12:19 am

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  this is all i could find in the css that related to the feature image…

  #homepagetop .featuredimage {
  float:left;
  display:block;
  background:#f5f5f5;
  width:620px;
  height:380px;
  overflow:hidden;
  margin:0 30px 0 0;
  padding:0;

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  timethief · Member · May 21, 2011 at 12:20 am

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  Please read the Introduction to Structure post I linked to above.

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  sassicapra · Member · May 22, 2011 at 1:27 pm

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  Hi thanks I’ll have a read tomorrow and let you know how I go. I created the .gif at the exact size it appears, so it shouldn’t have anything to do with sizing.

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  sassicapra · Member · May 22, 2011 at 1:36 pm

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  Hi Timethief, I had a read and it made no reference to being able to or not being able to load animated .gifs… anyother ideas on what the problem could be?

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · May 22, 2011 at 5:33 pm

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  Answered here:

  Introduction to the Structure theme