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I’m trying to set a default cover photo programmatically. It works the first time I delete the current profile cover photo. But when I refresh the page or go to another page, it disappears and is blank.

I am editing the file:

/wp-content/themes/aardvark-child/lib/inc/buddypress-functions.php

if ( ! function_exists( 'ghostpool_xprofile_cover_image' ) ) { 
 function ghostpool_xprofile_cover_image( $settings = array() ) {
 $settings['default_cover'] = 'cover2-test3.png'; 
 $settings['width'] = 1500;
 $settings['height'] = 300;
 return $settings;
 }
}

Of course I add the entire URL of the photo… not just cover2-test3.png.

If I inspect the page with the cover image there, I can see the URL in the html. But when I refresh it, it is gone.

Any help is appreciated, thank you.