Some themes and plugins used by WordPress require specific sizes to work properly.
The act of cutting an image to fit a specific spot is called cropping. It can be done using a program on your computer or it can be done using built in WordPress functions. Many people have some trouble getting WordPress to properly crop an image.
Cropping images in WordPress doesn’t have to be difficult.
The act of cutting an image to fit a specific spot is called cropping. It can be done using a program on your computer or it can be done using built in WordPress functions. Many people have some trouble getting WordPress to properly crop an image.
Cropping images in WordPress doesn’t have to be difficult.
This guide will attempt to show how images are cropped to a specific size in WordPress.
The steps go as follows:
1. Find the image in the Media page that you wish to crop to fit the required space. Click on it to show the Attachment Details dialog.
2. In the Attachment Details dialog find and click the Edit Image button.
3. This is the step is where you will crop your image. First drag the crop lines to the space you wish the image to be cropped to. You will see the image crop selection in the sidebar to the right. After you get it where you want it to be cropped you will click the button in the upper left. Then click the Save button below the image.
The image will be saved to a new image, so after the image is cropped you will need to change the address of the image where ever you wish the cropped version to be used.
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