[wp-hackers] Attachments medadata for custom headers/backgrounds

[George Mamadashvili]

Thanks Nacin

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:27 AM, Andrew Nacin <wp at andrewnacin.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 10:03 AM, George Mamadashvili <
> georgemamadashvili at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Do we need to generate attachments metadata for custom headers and
> > backgrounds?  If yes why?
>
>
> If you upload an image to be a header or background, WordPress will
> store it in the media library and will generate the metadata like it does
> any other attachment. (And it can be added to posts, or what not, like
> any other attachment.)
>
> In 3.4, themes can opt into flexible/fluid header heights and widths,
> rather than having a pre-defined width and height. In this case, we use
> the metadata so proper width and height attributes can be added.
>
> Nacin
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