Do not understand featured image – Portrait view

  • I am very confused about the featured image. Someone please step in and confirm if I have this right:

    You upload a featured image size, there is no guidance to what that size should be unless the template creator tells you. I have seen both 1200×628 and 1200×630 as a middle-of the road choice. I have no idea why the 2 pixel difference. I have also seen 1200×900. So you basically end up with this rectangle in landscape view. When your “featured image” is seen in a “feed” or the “archive page” the theme will choose how it is displayed which means often cropping to a square mode. Some template may give you options to flex a bit on the cropping. Portrait view is rarely used.

    SO OK NOBODY QUOTE WHAT I JUST SAID… this is just my observation of spending four hours on the internet trying to find an answer. I saw an attractive website with portrait featured images in the blog roll page, and thought I would do the same, but it appears nearly impossible. It looks like I need to become friends with my image getting cropped in WordPress?????

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  • Thread Starter sweetiowa

    (@sweetiowa)

    I will also add that the portrait/profile view appeared to be 400×600 pixels. Is that size recommended these days, or is everything going the route of bumping up the pixels higher in featured images?

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Yes, it depends on the theme and will probably change from theme to theme.

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