Panel Cover Image

The CMS Questions
1

I can’t seem to get a cover image to display on a post preview.

This is my individual post blueprint:

title: Project
num: date

columns:
  - width: 1/3
      sections:
        projectIntro:
          type: fields
          fields:
            heroImage:
              type: files
              label: Hero Image
              query: site.images
              empty: No file selected yet.
              multiple: false
              layout: cards
              image:
                cover: true
              uploads:
                parent: site
            projectIntro:
              type: text
              label: Project Intro

And this is the blueprint I’m using to display Published entries:

- width: 2/3
        sections:
          listed:
            extends: sections/projects
            headline: Published
            status: listed
            layout: cards
            image:
              query: page.heroImage
              cover: true

No matter what I seem to do, it just shows an icon on the panel for the post preview:

image
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2

The query has to return an image object:

query: page.heroImage.toFile

The [toFile](https://getkirby.com/docs/reference/templates/field-methods/to-file) method converts the field value to a file object.

3

For every stupid question I ask, I promise I’m finding answers to 100 others either in the forums or documentation. Thanks again! :smiley:

4

Well, something seems to be wrong with our documentation. Got to improve it somehow.

5

I’m pretty sure the problem is with me. In case it helps, I’m getting ready to purchase a license for the site I’ve been working on, and I should be able to launch it next week (largely due to your patience with my stupid questions).

Thank you so much!