Title: How Do You Create Thumbnails?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# How Do You Create Thumbnails?

 *  Resolved [dogfostercare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dogfostercare/)
 * (@dogfostercare)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/)
 * I am a WordPress newbie. I just started working on a site for a non-profit organization
   that I volunteer for. I am wondering – how do you create a thumbnail? I have 
   been searching but I can’t find a basic how to. I realize this is probably a 
   very simple thing to do for most of you that are experienced with WordPress, 
   but I just need some assistance if anyone has the time to respond. Thank you 
   very much.

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 *  [sincewelastspoke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sincewelastspoke/)
 * (@sincewelastspoke)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/#post-3067655)
 * Hi,
 * When you’re uploading an image you can choose various sizes to use and then ‘
   Insert into Post’ or use as ‘Featured Image’.
 * Are you looking for code to generate a specific size of thumbnail from an image–
   timthumb is great for this.
 * Was this helpful? Let me know 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [dogfostercare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dogfostercare/)
 * (@dogfostercare)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/#post-3067665)
 * Thank you for your response. I would like to create a gallery of thumbnails. 
   I volunteer for a humane society and have pictures of dogs and cats. And yes,
   your response was very helpful. Not sure how to create a gallery yet, but I figure
   thumbnails is the place to start – is that correct?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/#post-3067666)
 * WordPress will automatically create thumbnails for any image that is uploaded
   and that is larger than the sizes specified in Settings -> Media. I recommend
   that you upload all of your images whilst editing the page that you want to contain
   the final gallery. Then, when all images have been uploaded, use the Insert gallery
   option at the bottom of the Add Media pane.
 *  Thread Starter [dogfostercare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dogfostercare/)
 * (@dogfostercare)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/#post-3067670)
 * Thank you very much! I appreciate everyone’s time and efforts for a WordPress
   Newbie!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/#post-3067674)
 * Glad we could help 🙂
 *  [sincewelastspoke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sincewelastspoke/)
 * (@sincewelastspoke)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-create-thumbnails/#post-3067698)
 * I recommend NextGEN Gallery – it’s great & simple to use/extend 🙂
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

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 * Last reply from: [sincewelastspoke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sincewelastspoke/)
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