Title: Editing gallery squares
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Editing gallery squares

 *  [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-gallery-squares/)
 * Editing gallery the images show as squares. How can I see the images as it really
   is and not cropped? I’m trying to sort images so they fit in a 2 column grid.

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 *  [mikedev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikedev/)
 * (@mikedev)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-gallery-squares/#post-5182031)
 * Your gallery thumbnails are square probably because your settings tell them to
   be. Go to Settings > Media > Thumbnail size > and deselect “Crop thumbnail to
   exact dimensions (normally thumbnails are proportional)”. If this is checked,
   thumbnails will be square. If it is not checked, the pixel dimensions will be
   considered a maximum size and the thumbnails will retain original proportions.
 * You might need to use the Regenerate Thumbnails ([https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/))
   plugin after changing your media settings.
 * For two columns, see [http://codex.wordpress.org/Gallery_Shortcode](http://codex.wordpress.org/Gallery_Shortcode).
   Your shortcode would be something like this: [gallery columns="2" ids="729,732,731,720"].
 *  Thread Starter [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-gallery-squares/#post-5182114)
 * No the thumbnails are not square, the Editing gallery page shows them as square.
   
   Ie when you edit a post and add gallery and select images You can’t see what 
   the image is.
 *  [mikedev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikedev/)
 * (@mikedev)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-gallery-squares/#post-5182137)
 * Whether gallery thumbnails — in edit or live — are square or proportional is 
   based on Settings > Media > Thumbnail size > Crop thumbnail to exact dimensions(
   normally thumbnails are proportional).
 * At the time of image upload, WordPress will create the thumbnail based on this
   setting. If you change the setting, you need to regenerate thumbnails so that
   new thumbnails are created based on the new setting.
 * Or maybe I’m misunderstanding the question. Are you instead talking about the“
   Insert Media” thumbnails you see when you click “Add Media” when editing a post?
   The thumbnail grid of images in your media library are square. That’s just the
   way WordPress is.
 * The thumbnails in Media > Library will display square or proportional based on
   your Settings > Media > Thumbnail size > Crop setting.
 *  Thread Starter [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-gallery-squares/#post-5182167)
 * Yes just the display when editing a post. I can’t tell which image is which.
   
   I know it’s cool, but it used to display the whole thumbnail a couple years ago.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-gallery-squares/#post-5182167)
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