Title: thumbnail image resize problems
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# thumbnail image resize problems

 *  [kozzmic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kozzmic/)
 * (@kozzmic)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/)
 * So my thumbnails don’t show up the way I want. They show up like half the image
   of the original img and it luiks quite ugly.
 * I have to use photoshop a then upload it to the way i want, like img-70×70.jpg
 * It’s quite a hassle. Any solution?
 * My template uses add_image_size if that helps, likt this:
 * `add_image_size( 'related_thumb', 136, 90, true);`

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 *  [katlove](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katlove/)
 * (@katlove)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5683917)
 * Hey Kozzmic,
 * Go to settings, then Media and check your thumbnail size. This might be affecting
   your general thumbnails.
 * Or, if your template is calling the image size ‘related_thumb’ and you do not
   like the width, height, and crop settings, you may have to change them in the
   code (create a child theme).
 * If you make a change to either the media settings or the ‘related_thumb’, you
   will probably need to regenerate the thumbnails for your website. I recommend
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/)
   But of course backup your database and files before running just in case.
 * I hope that helps,
    Peace, Kat
 *  Thread Starter [kozzmic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kozzmic/)
 * (@kozzmic)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5683923)
 * Hello katlove,
 * I tried it also in media, with a plugin, that showed all thumbs option and regenerate
   them. I deleted them also all in ftp. But they still end up showing like that.
 * I guess I don’t know how I would need to edit the code in a way that they show
   up like I want. I don’t understand the offical wordpress wiki all that well, 
   cause I don’t speak native english.
 *  Thread Starter [kozzmic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kozzmic/)
 * (@kozzmic)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684119)
 * `add_image_size( 'archive_thumb', 270, 180, false);`
 * so if i put it to false, it resizes the image complete, not cropped, but the 
   width is wrong, it’s giving me an img of 270×111.
 * Any solution?
 *  [TrishaM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trisham/)
 * (@trisham)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684120)
 * Hi [@kozzmic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kozzmic/)
 * First, you don’t need to create your thumbnails in Photoshop, and you don’t need
   to upload thumbnails – that may be the problem, if you are starting out with 
   an image that is too small to begin with.
 * WordPress will *automatically* create ALL the sizes specified in Settings >Media,
   including Thumbnails, as well as any custom sizes you are adding through your
   Theme’s functions (which it sounds like you are with related_thumb and archive_thumb).
   But WordPress needs to start with an image large enough to crop down to those
   sizes – not huge mind you, but full size for displaying in Posts at web resolution
   of 72dpi is what it expects.
 * So try just using the Media Uploader to upload your full size images, let WordPress
   create the Thumbnails (and medium and large and any other sizes you are specifying)
   for you, and then be sure you are referencing the right thumbnail….post back 
   if that doesn’t work.
 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684121)
 * None of above changes what has already been included in post or pages.
 *  Thread Starter [kozzmic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kozzmic/)
 * (@kozzmic)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684125)
 * Trisha, yeah I know, i dont need ps or ftp, but could’nt find better way, till
   crop= false.
 * Works now with bigger img.
 * I want to resize the image wich shows on the article page, so it matches my ad
   on sidebar. But dunno what it’s called. I find this in html:
 * `post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry`
 * with no img class, so i think i need to add another:
 * `add_image_size( 'xxx', 270, 180, false);`
 * what do i fill in by xxx?
 *  Thread Starter [kozzmic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kozzmic/)
 * (@kozzmic)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684154)
 * I added this in functions.php:
 *     ```
       add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
        set_post_thumbnail_size( 615, 250 );
       ```
   
 * But it doesn’t work?
 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684172)
 * You cannot modify existing post’s images with such. Once the post has the images
   sizes it uses those. You can edit the image sizes **to be used** <===that is 
   an important distinction (**to be used**), then remove old images, add new and
   fix that way…
 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thumbnail-image-resize-problems/#post-5684173)
 * Can a mod look at why bb is adding:
 * `<div class="line-gutter-backdrop"></div>`

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