<\/span><\/h2>\nApart from selecting a suitable and copyright-free image<\/strong>, you must manage the dimension of the image so that it would display properly. When we add an image<\/strong> to the media library of WordPress, it by default makes three copies<\/strong> of the original image, which are as follows:<\/p>\n\n- Thumbnail Size- 150*150 pixels.<\/li>\n
- Medium size- maximum of 300 pixels.<\/li>\n
- Large size- maximum of 1024 pixels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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These image sizes can be used as per the requirements like mid-post image, cover image, and thumbnail\/featured image<\/strong>. However, this default technique of resizing images is not worthwhile and deteriorates the performance. So it is better to manage the featured image dimensions manually.<\/p>\nOne method of adjusting featured images manually is a theme<\/strong> that enables the users to adjust the dimensions of the featured image; however<\/strong>, it varies from theme to theme. Usually, you can find this option under the Appearance<\/strong> section of the dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/span>How To Change Featured Image Dimensions?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAs discussed above, the image’s or featured image’s dimension can be changed either via theme panel or the media settings<\/strong>. Here I am discussing how to change the image dimension using media setting (for theme method, read above sections).<\/p>\n\n- Go to the WordPress dashboard and look for settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Under the settings tab, select media; Settings >> Media.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- You reached the media setting page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Here, you can choose the image size for thumbnail, medium, and large size.<\/li>\n
- Click on the checkbox Crop thumbnail to exact dimensions<\/strong> if you wish to resize the image automatically.<\/li>\n
- That’s it. Click on the Save Changes<\/strong> at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nIt is all about how to add featured image in WordPress,<\/strong> and I hope you enjoyed this article. It is a complete article on WordPress post thumbnail, how to select the image, key issues, and solutions to image dimensions. This is an exclusive guide<\/strong> irrespective of the theme and editor you are using.<\/p>\nAdding a WordPress featured image is not just about copying and pasting any image<\/strong> from the internet. It has some norms that need to be followed for risk-free content marketing.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe critical part is to select a suitable as well copyright-free image<\/strong> and upload it with the right dimension. I hope you love the post, further queries and suggestions are most welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A picture is worth a thousand words – This phrase is accurately fit for content management systems and content marketing. Today we will learn how to add featured image in WordPress to make your post more meaningful and appealing. A featured image or thumbnail is the primary image of a blog post which commonly appears […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362],"tags":[1782,1767,1768,1783,1785,1784,1762,1765,1764,1774,1781,1763,1313,1775,1776,1319,1325,1773,1771,1779,1778,1772,1769,1780,1770,1766,1777],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1371"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1388,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions\/1388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}