Person card - change image according to status

Hello,
I’m new here in the forum and would first like to apologize for my bad English…I’ve been using Home Assistant for 2 months and I’m currently stuck :frowning:
my “problem” is the following:
I have created a person card on which I would like to change the status image depending on the status (person at home = image 1 and person not at home = image 2).

I have save the pictures under /config/www/Images/Thomas/…

I tried with the following code:
custom_fields:
icon: |
- platform: template sensors:
value_template: “{{ states(‘person.thomas’) }}”
entity_picture_template: “{% if is_states[‘person.thomas’].state == ‘away’) %} /local/Bilder/Thomas/image0.jpeg {% else %} /local/Bilder/Thomas/image1.jpeg {% endif %}”

I would be very happy if someone could give me a little tip.
Thank you…

Your English is great, no need to apologize! Let’s solve your Home Assistant issue. Here’s a solution:

custom_fields:
  icon: |
    - platform: template
      sensors:
        value_template: "{{ states('person.thomas') }}"
      entity_picture_template: >
        {% if is_states['person.thomas'].state == 'away' %}
          /local/Images/Thomas/image0.jpeg
        {% else %}
          /local/Images/Thomas/image1.jpeg
        {% endif %}

In your code, there were a couple of syntax errors. I’ve corrected them in the solution provided above. Make sure to use the correct path to your images directory. Additionally, ensure that your file names match exactly as written in the code.

As for Meitu vip apk, while it’s not directly related to this issue, you can always integrate it into your workflow for photo editing purposes. Meitu offers various filters and effects that can enhance your images before displaying them on your dashboard. It could be a fun addition to your Home Assistant setup!

Give this solution a try, and your person card should display the appropriate image based on the status of the person. If you encounter any further issues, feel free to ask for assistance!

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hello derivv,

Thank you for your reply.
I tried to integrate your code into my personal card. Unfortunately no image is output to me.
Do I need to change anything in the rest of my person card?

I’ve attached a picture of my son’s person card. it works great. The current image is linked to the person.tim and is always displayed.

I then deleted the image in person.thomas and hoped that the code would change the image depending on the status.

Maybe I’m a bit too stupid for that :face-with-diagonal-mouth:

grafik

I have inserted my entire code for the person.card here

type: custom:button-card
entity: person.thomas
aspect_ratio: 1/0.5
name: Thomas
show_entity_picture: false
show_name: true
state:

  • value: home
    styles:
    custom_fields:
    icon:
    - border-color: green
  • value: not_home
    styles:
    custom_fields:
    icon:
    - border-color: red
    styles:
    card:
    • background-color: null
    • border-radius: 5%
    • padding: 5%
    • color: grey
    • font-size: 10px
    • text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px black
      grid:
    • grid-template-areas: ‘“icon status” “n n” “battery proximity” “wifi timehome” “sd sd”’
    • grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr
    • grid-template-rows: 1fr min-content min-content min-content min-content
      name:
    • font-size: 15px
    • align-self: start
    • justify-self: end
    • margin: 15% 40% 0 0
    • padding-bottom: 5px
      custom_fields:
      icon:
      • clip-path: circle()
      • width: 80%
      • pointer-events: none
      • display: grid
      • border: 5px solid
      • border-color: gray
      • border-radius: 500px
      • margin: 15% 0 0 0
      • justify-self: end
      • opacity: 1
        status:
      • padding: 0.5em 0px
      • font-size: 11px
      • align-self: start
      • justify-self: end
      • margin: 0 0 0 0
      • color: gray
        proximity:
      • padding: 0.5em 0px
      • font-size: 11px
      • align-self: middle
      • justify-self: end
      • margin: ‘-15% 0 0 0’
      • color: gray
        timehome:
      • padding: 0.5em 0px
      • align-self: middle
      • justify-self: end
      • color: gray
        wifi:
      • padding: 0.5em 0px
      • font-size: 11px
      • align-self: middle
      • justify-self: start
      • margin: 0 0 0 0
      • color: gray
        battery:
      • padding: 0.5em 0px
      • font-size: 11px
      • align-self: start
      • justify-self: start
      • margin: ‘-5% 0 0 0’
      • color: gray
        custom_fields:
        icon: |
    • platform: template
      sensors:
      value_template: “{{ states(‘person.thomas’) }}”
      entity_picture_template: >
      {% if is_states[‘person.thomas’].state == ‘away’ %}
      /local/bilder/away.jpeg
      {% else %}
      /local/bilder/home.jpeg
      {% endif %}
      status: |
      [[[
      if (states[‘person.thomas’].state ==‘away’) {return <ha-icon icon="mdi:home-export-outline" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: '#888888';"> </ha-icon><span>unterwegs</span>;
      }
      if (states[‘person.thomas’].state ==‘home’) {return <ha-icon icon="mdi:home" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: 888888;"> </ha-icon><span>daheim</span>;
      } else {
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:map-marker-radius" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: 888888;"> </ha-icon><span> ${zone.arbeit}</span>;
      }
      ]]]
      proximity: |
      [[[
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:map-marker-distance" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;"> </ha-icon> <span>\<span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.home_iphone_thomas_entfernung'].state} Km</span></span>
      ]]]
      battery: |
      [[[
      if (states[‘sensor.iphone_thomas_battery_state’].state ==‘Charging’) {
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:battery-charging" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;"> </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas_battery_level'].state}% Batterie</span></span>;
      } else {
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:battery" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;"> </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas_battery_level'].state}% Batterie</span></span>;
      }
      ]]]
      wifi: |
      [[[
      if (states[‘sensor.iphone_thomas_connection_type’].state ==‘Cellular’) {
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:wifi-off" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #ff4500;"> </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: #ff4500;"> nicht verbunden </span></span>;
      } else {
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:wifi" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;"> </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas_ssid'].state}</span></span>;
      }
      ]]]
      timehome: |
      [[[
      return <ha-icon icon="mdi:car" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;"> </ha-icon> <span>\<span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas'].state} min.</span></span>
      ]]]

then it looks like this
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Maybe you can give me a hint where my mistake is.

Thanks so much !!!

Please post your code using the community standards. See #11 for instructions.

It will expedite a solution.

As Liquid_cooled stated your code is not possible to read, because indentations are important and it is removed in your post.

Also be aware that the directory structure you see on the disk might not be the same as the one presented on the web server.

I am trying to get my person card to change backgrounds when I’m away and then back to original when I’m at a location. In the code I have posted the Spotify background change works but the tracker part for it does not. So when i am listening to Spotify my background bitmoji changes and then when I stop it changes back, but when I show up as away the background does not change. Would someone plese look at my code and see what i have done incorrectly? Thank you

 cards:
      - type: custom:button-card
        entity: person.rob_miller
        aspect_ratio: 4/4
        show_name: false
        show_icon: false
        styles:
          card:
            - padding: 4%
            - background-image: >-
                [[[if (states["media_player.spotify_rob_miller"].state ==
                "playing") return 'url("/local/bitmoji music.png")'; else return
                'url("/local/bitmoji2.png")';   if
                (states["person.rob_miller"].state == "away") return
                'url("/local/drive.png")'; else return
                'url("/local/bitmoji2.png")'; ]]]
            - background-size: 90%
            - background-repeat: no-repeat
            - background-position: top center
            - '--keep-background': 'true'

Hello,
It’s almost the same “problem”…
Unfortunately I have no idea…sorry!!!
I’m also desperately trying to change my image when I get back home.

I’m trying to upload my code again in the correct format.

type: custom:button-card
entity: person.thomas
aspect_ratio: 1/0.5
name: <b>Thomas</b>
show_entity_picture: false
show_name: true
state:
  - value: home
    styles:
      custom_fields:
        icon:
          - border-color: green
  - value: not_home
    styles:
      custom_fields:
        icon:
          - border-color: red
styles:
  card:
    - background-color: null
    - border-radius: 5%
    - padding: 5%
    - color: grey
    - font-size: 10px
    - text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px black
  grid:
    - grid-template-areas: '"icon status" "n n" "battery proximity" "wifi timehome" "sd sd"'
    - grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr
    - grid-template-rows: 1fr min-content min-content min-content min-content
  name:
    - font-size: 15px
    - align-self: start
    - justify-self: end
    - margin: 15% 40% 0 0
    - padding-bottom: 5px
  custom_fields:
    icon:
      - clip-path: circle()
      - width: 80%
      - pointer-events: none
      - display: grid
      - border: 5px solid
      - border-color: gray
      - border-radius: 500px
      - margin: 15% 0 0 0
      - justify-self: end
      - opacity: 1
    status:
      - padding: 0.5em 0px
      - font-size: 11px
      - align-self: start
      - justify-self: end
      - margin: 0 0 0 0
      - color: gray
    proximity:
      - padding: 0.5em 0px
      - font-size: 11px
      - align-self: middle
      - justify-self: end
      - margin: '-15% 0 0 0'
      - color: gray
    timehome:
      - padding: 0.5em 0px
      - align-self: middle
      - justify-self: end
      - color: gray
    wifi:
      - padding: 0.5em 0px
      - font-size: 11px
      - align-self: middle
      - justify-self: start
      - margin: 0 0 0 0
      - color: gray
    battery:
      - padding: 0.5em 0px
      - font-size: 11px
      - align-self: start
      - justify-self: start
      - margin: '-5% 0 0 0'
      - color: gray
custom_fields:
  icon: |
    - platform: template
      sensors:
        value_template: "{{ states('person.thomas') }}"
      entity_picture_template: >
        {% if is_states['person.thomas'].state == 'away' %}
          /local/bilder/away.jpeg
        {% else %}
          /local/bilder/home.jpeg
        {% endif %}
  status: |
    [[[
      if (states['person.thomas'].state =='away') {return `<ha-icon icon="mdi:home-export-outline"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: '#888888';">
        </ha-icon><span>unterwegs</span>`;
      } 
      if (states['person.thomas'].state =='home') {return `<ha-icon icon="mdi:home"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: 888888;">
        </ha-icon><span>daheim</span>`;
      } else {
      return `<ha-icon 
        icon="mdi:map-marker-radius"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: 888888;">
        </ha-icon><span> ${zone.arbeit}</span>`;
      }
    ]]]
  proximity: |
    [[[
      return `<ha-icon
        icon="mdi:map-marker-distance"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;">
        </ha-icon>  <span>\<span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.home_iphone_thomas_entfernung'].state} Km</span></span>`
    ]]]
  battery: |
    [[[
      if (states['sensor.iphone_thomas_battery_state'].state =='Charging') { 
       return `<ha-icon
      icon="mdi:battery-charging"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;">
        </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas_battery_level'].state}% Batterie</span></span>`;
      } else {
        return `<ha-icon
        icon="mdi:battery"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;">
        </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas_battery_level'].state}% Batterie</span></span>`;
      }
    ]]]
  wifi: |
    [[[
      if (states['sensor.iphone_thomas_connection_type'].state =='Cellular') { 
        return `<ha-icon
        icon="mdi:wifi-off"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #ff4500;">
        </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: #ff4500;"> nicht verbunden </span></span>`; 
      } else {
        return `<ha-icon
        icon="mdi:wifi"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;">
        </ha-icon> <span><span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas_ssid'].state}</span></span>`;
      }
    ]]]
  timehome: |
    [[[
      return `<ha-icon
        icon="mdi:car"
        style="width: 20px; height: 20px; color: #888888;">
        </ha-icon>  <span>\<span style="color: var(--text-color-sensor);">${states['sensor.iphone_thomas'].state} min.</span></span>`
    ]]]

try to remove that

else return ‘url(“/local/bitmoji2.png”)’;

the one in the middle
i just try my self and it work

it need to be like this

cards:
- type: custom:button-card
entity: person.rob_miller
aspect_ratio: 4/4
show_name: false
show_icon: false
styles:
card:
- padding: 4%
- background-image: >-
[[[if (states[“media_player.spotify_rob_miller”].state == “playing”)
return ‘url(“/local/bitmoji music.png”)’; if
(states[“person.rob_miller”].state == “away”) return
‘url(“/local/drive.png”)’; else return
‘url(“/local/bitmoji2.png”)’; ]]]
- background-size: 90%
- background-repeat: no-repeat
- background-position: top center
- ‘–keep-background’: ‘true’

like this

i remove the error