wp_get_original_image_path() │ WP 5.3.0

Retrieves the path to an uploaded image file.

Similar to get_attached_file() some images may have been processed after uploading to make them suitable for web use. In this case the attached "full" size file is usually replaced with a scaled down version of the original image. This function always returns the path to the originally uploaded image file.

Uses: get_attached_file(), wp_attachment_is_image(), wp_get_attachment_metadata()
1 time — 0.0014172 sec (very slow) | 50000 times — 1.04 sec (fast)
Hooks from the function

Return

String|false. Path to the original image file or false if the attachment is not an image.

Usage

wp_get_original_image_path( $attachment_id, $unfiltered );
$attachment_id(int) (required)
Attachment ID.
$unfiltered(true|false)
Passed through to get_attached_file().
Default: false

Examples

0

#1 Display the path to the picture 

$attach_path = wp_get_original_image_path( 516 );

if ( $attach_path ) {
	echo $attach_path;
}
else {
	echo 'This file is not an image or the specified image does not exist';
}

Changelog

Since 5.3.0 Introduced.
Since 5.4.0 Added the $unfiltered parameter.

wp_get_original_image_path() code WP 6.1.1

wp-includes/post.php 
function wp_get_original_image_path( $attachment_id, $unfiltered = false ) {
	if ( ! wp_attachment_is_image( $attachment_id ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	$image_meta = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id );
	$image_file = get_attached_file( $attachment_id, $unfiltered );

	if ( empty( $image_meta['original_image'] ) ) {
		$original_image = $image_file;
	} else {
		$original_image = path_join( dirname( $image_file ), $image_meta['original_image'] );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the path to the original image.
	 *
	 * @since 5.3.0
	 *
	 * @param string $original_image Path to original image file.
	 * @param int    $attachment_id  Attachment ID.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_original_image_path', $original_image, $attachment_id );
}

Thumbnail (images)

Attachments (Media files)