Title: Deleting Uploaded Headers
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Deleting Uploaded Headers

 *  [Orbit Storm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orbit-storm/)
 * (@orbit-storm)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-uploaded-headers/)
 * Is it possible to remove previously uploaded headers, so that they’re not appearing
   in the selection list under Apperance > Header > Uploaded Images?
 * I’ve tried removing them manually from my FTP, but now the images just display
   as broken images (no picture).
 * Also, while I’m on the subject of headers – does WP not support .png or .gif 
   formats for Headers (for the purposes of transparency)?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-uploaded-headers/#post-2619788)
 * You should be able to find the old images in your media library and delete them
   there.
 * I don’t know about png/gif, and that may be theme specific.
 *  [Amy Hendrix (sabreuse)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabreuse/)
 * (@sabreuse)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-uploaded-headers/#post-2619903)
 * As Ipstenu says, you should delete unwanted headers through the media library
   rather than FTP. At the moment, the now-missing image is still marked as your
   current header in the database, hence the broken image. Hit “Restore Original
   Header Image” to go back to the default and clear the broken image icon.
 * As for png/gif, they are supported, but only if you upload an image of the exact
   dimensions your theme calls for — the conversion to jpg happens at the time the
   image is resized, so if you don’t resize, you bypass the problem. This *should*
   allow transparent images as well, but I don’t have one of the right size handy
   to test with just now, unfortunately.
 *  Thread Starter [Orbit Storm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orbit-storm/)
 * (@orbit-storm)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-uploaded-headers/#post-2619978)
 * Thanks for the tips – I’d never have thought you delete them from the Media Library.
   In fact, when I _did_ delete those images from the library, it was the first 
   time I bothered to access it.
 * I’m still learning the various features of WP. 😉
 * Thanks for the tips on the header, but for now I’ve just uploaded a banner with
   a beveled edge (for the “fanciness” of it), until I can figure out how to add
   a header that has _some_ transparency in the background,

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Orbit Storm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orbit-storm/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-uploaded-headers/#post-2619978)
 * Status: not resolved

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