How do I make my WordPress featured image fit?

To change the default images sizes in WordPress:

  1. From the WordPress dashboard, select Settings > Media.
  2. In the number fields next to Thumbnail size, input the desired dimensions for your featured images. (Note: WordPress uses the terms “thumbnail” and “featured image” interchangeably.)

How do I stop WordPress from resizing images?

Within your WordPress dashboard, go to the Settings → Media → Media Settings → Image sizes option. Here you’ll find all the default WordPress image sizes. Simply change all the image sizes to zero as shown in the image above.

What is the best size for WordPress images?

The best image sizes for WordPress

  • Blogpost images should be set to 1200 x 630 pixels.
  • WordPress header image size should be 1048 x 250 pixels.
  • The featured image should be 1200 x 900 pixels in landscape mode or 900 x 1200 pixels if in portrait mode.
  • Background images should be 1920 x 1080 pixels.

Why is WordPress scaling my images?

Within this update, they added a feature that forces large images to scale down in size so that they are “web-ready”. So if an image is larger than the default threshold (2560px) WordPress will automatically scale it down.

Why is WordPress shrinking my image?

Image resizing on WordPress often merges with the auto-generation feature. When you upload an image on your WP site, the platform saves copies of the original image. These copies have a different resolution (in pixels). You can recall the large, medium, and thumbnail sizes in this blog.

Why are my images small on WordPress?

You probably had the image size set on thumbnail in the Attachment Details section of the Insert Media module. Uploading and Inserting Media. You can easily modify the display size of images already embedded in a post. See the Within Posts section of the Image Settings support page.

Why is my featured image full size in WordPress?

If after inspecting the HTML of the featured image tag, you find that it has a class of attachment-full, then your theme is using the full-sized version of the featured image. There isn’t much you can do in this instance other than make sure that you upload a correctly sized image for each post.

How do I change the default image size in WordPress?

To change the default images sizes in WordPress: 1 From the WordPress dashboard, select Settings > Media. 2 In the number fields next to Thumbnail size, input the desired dimensions for your featured images. (WordPress uses the terms “thumbnail” and “featured image” interchangeably.) 3 Click Save Changes.

What is a featured image in WordPress?

Featured images usually appear on your website at the top of posts. They also appear when you share your posts outside of your WordPress site, like on social media or news websites. The purpose of the featured image is to draw readers to your content and signal what your posts are about and reinforce your site’s tone and branding.

How do I change the featured image size?

You can change the featured image size by opening the Elementor drag-and-drop editor, clicking the Featured Image element, and selecting your preferred image size. Like in the WordPress media library, you can choose among several sizes: