Title: Weird effect Last modified: February 8, 2025 --- # Weird effect * Resolved [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/) * Hi, I’ve just opened Google Chrome (last version) on my laptop, and tried to press Ctrl+ (it works with Ctrl- also), and my popular posts list in sidebar started to look like this: [https://ibb.co/zVbdkPmz](https://ibb.co/zVbdkPmz) * Idk if it’s an expected behaviour with such conditions, but just wanted to let you know 🙂 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fweird-effect-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18294010) * Hey [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * Just checked that URL using Google Chrome as instructed and I can’t seem to be able to reproduce what you shared on your screenshot. It looks normal to me even while zoomed in/out. * [[ * So either you already fixed it on your own or there’s something wrong on your end going on. * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18294198) * [@hcabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) I’ve just rechecked in incognito mode, and the bug still triggers for me. I use Google Chrome ver. 133.0.6943.60 btw. * In order for it to trigger, the popular posts list has to be seen on a screen during zoom in / zoom out. If it’s not in a visible area, then the thumbnails don’t get broken. * Maybe it has something to do with a certain screen resolution? Mine is 1920×1080, but it’s scaled in Windows settings, so it’s 125%. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18294462) * > In order for it to trigger, the popular posts list has to be seen on a screen > during zoom in / zoom out. If it’s not in a visible area, then the thumbnails > don’t get broken. * I just tried this, nothing happened. Thumbnails still looked normal to me after zooming in/out. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18304557) * Hey [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * Out of curiosity I checked your site again and now I was able to replicate what you reported. * Had a look and it looks like this issue is being caused by some CSS rules coming from your WordPress theme, specifically these ones: * ```wp-block-code img { height: auto; /* This */ max-width: 100%; /* and this */ border: 0; vertical-align: middle; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;} ``` * Changing your selector to this seems to fix the problem: * ```wp-block-code img:not(.wpp-thumbnail) { height: auto; max-width: 100% border: 0; vertical-align: middle; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;} ``` * If you’re using plugins to optimize your site (caching plugins, etc.) you may need to clear some cache for this change to take effect. * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18304844) * [@hcabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) thanks for the advice! I’ve just solved it differently by adding just **max-width: 75px; **rule under**. wpp-cards-compact li .wpp-thumbnail** . Is it a normal solution, if I use the same thumbnails size regardless of screen resolution? * Also I noticed, that wpp titles and widget title are also changing it’s size during zooming in/out. Here is a normal size: [https://ibb.co/Q3ptYBy5](https://ibb.co/Q3ptYBy5). And here it is after zooming in/out: [https://ibb.co/HT2WMw4Z](https://ibb.co/HT2WMw4Z). * Is it again related to my theme’s styles? * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18304914) * > Is it a normal solution, if I use the same thumbnails size regardless of screen > resolution? * There’s usually more than one solution to any problem. If it works then you could say it’s fine, right? * > Is it again related to my theme’s styles? * In your particular case, due to how you setup your popular posts list, anything style related is 99% due to your theme styles. Your theme styles are what set the base CSS rules for your site, and your popular post list will inherit these rules and/or be affected by them in some way (just like with the image issue.) * The thing you’re seeing with “titles changing sizes” seems to me more like the container (the sidebar itself) is changing its width to me. Haven’t checked on an actual browser since I’m not near a PC at the moment so it’s just a guess after seeing your screenshots. * Anyways, since the original issue has been fixed I’ll flag this topic as **resolved**. * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18306263) * > anything style related is 99% due to your theme styles. * I’ve just checked: it’s not a theme styles incompability, but a plugin incompability— [https://wordpress.org/plugins/q2w3-fixed-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/q2w3-fixed-widget/). Because when I turn off “fix this widget” option for [wpp] shortcode in “Widgets” tab, then it doesn’t change it’s size after zooming in/out. But if I turn it on, then the problems appear. * Can it be changed from your side? Or fixed widget plugin’s developer has to do something? Or else? * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-effect-2/#post-18306372) * That plugin hasn’t been updated in 2+ years so I wouldn’t expect to hear from its developer if I was you. * And no, whatever problems coming from third-party plugins are the responsibility of their respective developers to fix. Since that plugin’s dev seems to be inactive though you may have to reach out to a developer (someone from your team or a freelance developer maybe) and ask them if they can fix it for you. 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