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WordPress featured image sizes without theme guesswork

WordPress themes can define their own crops, but a few common starting sizes make featured images and social previews much easier to prepare.

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Practical WordPress starting sizes

  • Featured image: 1200 × 630 pixels for a broadly useful social-preview shape
  • Blog thumbnail: 600 × 400 pixels
  • Site logo: start with a transparent square or wide PNG sized for the active theme
  • Header image: check the theme customizer because the required ratio varies by theme

Avoid blurry or oversized WordPress images

  • Upload an image at least as large as the largest displayed placement.
  • Resize camera originals before upload instead of relying on WordPress to store very large sources.
  • Choose WebP or a compressed JPG for photographs; keep PNG for transparency and sharp logos.

Related tasks covered on this page

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  • wordpress featured image aspect ratio
  • wordpress header image size
  • wordpress site logo size
  • wordpress thumbnail size
  • wordpress woocommerce product image size

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