I am having this same issue. I made several custom sizes which are larger than the “Large” size, however when trying to insert images via the media library they have all been reverted back to 640×427. I went back to check the settings under “Media” and all of my custom sizes are still there. They just keep getting transformed to 640×427 when viewed in the insert post area. I tried the advice above and edited the photos to “Original Size” in the advanced tab but this does not help. All thumbnails have been regenerated and the #content width for my theme is much larger than 640, so I am not sure what the problem is. Please help.
Hi !
I just tested on a WordPress 3.5.1 fresh install and added a big image with a custom size bigger than the large size and it worked.
WordPress shrink the image to fill in the editor but the rendering is normally the full size.
Maybe the theme you use or some plugin filter the output image like a plugin for responsive images.
Try to deactivate all your plugin and just have wordpress + this plugin and check if there is a bug.
Or just change the theme for a native WordPress theme and check this too :).
Rahe
Hi !
I had exactly the same problem with “responsive theme”.
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/responsive
The offending lines were :
global $content_width;
if (!isset($content_width))
$content_width = 550;
Best
@med_freeman
where in Responsive is this code, and can it be fixed? I’m trying for a 650px wide image and it won’t let me — shows up as 550px when trying to insert into post.
UPDATE —
Found it in responsive/core/includes/functions.php on line 106
(this is version 1.9.3.6)
Just paste this into your child theme’s functions.php and change 550 to whatever you like (at least this worked for me, I needed 650 and that seems to work, didn’t try other sizes)
if (!isset($content_width))
$content_width = 550;
