Comments on: Practical WordPress Tip #15: Adjust Image Size to Theme Width

By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:50:27 +0000

@Harsh, this tip will help you put better images in your posts a lot faster. .-= Dr Wordpress!´s last blog ..New Obsessions — Opportunities and whimsy abound in stagnant economies =-.

By: Harsh Agrawal

Harsh Agrawal — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:05:33 +0000

Thanks man, I never adjusted my maximum width size till now , I guess too lazy to do it and everytime when I upload an Image from dashboard I have to edit it to fit the size..

By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:46:39 +0000

@Blake, yes, it will save you massive time if you get the sizes correct. I’m using thumbnail at 150, Medium at 300, Large at 470, main content column is 480 px wide. I’m considering changing Medium to 240 (i.e., half main column width).

Note: when you change column width in your style, make sure your image sizing settings still work.

@Extreme, thanks, I’m glad you find them useful. I like to write, having an audience is just a bonus!
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By: Extreme John

Extreme John — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:40:01 +0000

I am really starting to think that you might be one of the best online tutorial bloggers I have seen yet, your directions and illustrations make it even simple enough for a monkey like me to figure out. .-= Extreme John´s last blog ..Hit While Pumping Gas =-.

By: Blake @ props blog

Blake @ props blog — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Sort, Simple, and useful. It will save me a lot of time resizing my images for my posts :-) .-= Blake @ props blog´s last blog ..5 Flash Maze Challenges to Strain Your Brain =-.

By: Dr Wordpress!

Dr Wordpress! — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:08:05 +0000

@doc – Give us a pointer when you have something you want to show off!

@Sean – That’s definitely a great way to do it, and I definitely resize in GIMP myself for many images. But try this top out and see what you think… WP does a bunch of automatic resizing for you… which – I now see – I need to emphasize in this tip.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:48:12 +0000

One thing I like to do is to drop my images in Photoshop before I upload them to resize them as needed. Photoshop does a much nicer job resizing stuff. GIMP probably does the saem thing for those folks without the Shop. .-= Sean´s last blog ..Speed Bumps on the Road to Productivity =-.

By: Doc

Doc — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:14:40 +0000

What a great article! You explain this really well, and wrestling with image size is something I’m dealing with a lot. Thanks Dr. WordPress!