Title: Larger featured image/header
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Larger featured image/header

 *  [webblish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webblish/)
 * (@webblish)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/larger-featured-imageheader/)
 * For those who want to change the default size of the featured images, which is
   now 1280 x 444 px (resulting in blurred images on larger screens): open functions.
   php and look/search for “1280”.
 * You’ll find these code:
 *     ```
       add_image_size( 'post-image-cover', 1280, 9999 );
   
       	// Custom header
       	$args = array(
       		'width'         => 1280,
       		'height'        => 444,
       ```
   
 * Change the 1280 to 1920 (twice) and 444 to 666 and you’re done. Excisting posts
   will still have the smaller images. If you update the theme your changes will
   be lost (and images made smaller??) so the best practice is to use a child theme.

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 *  [boogieboa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boogieboa/)
 * (@boogieboa)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/larger-featured-imageheader/#post-6639346)
 * Hi Webblish,
 * What’s the optimum size for the featured image in a Lovecraft post? I’ve tried
   1280×444 and 1280×400 but both are cropped in the wrong place, chopping off faces,
   etc.
 * What size can I use that won’t be cropped?
 * Many thanks,
    Boogieboa
 *  [EllenP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellenp/)
 * (@ellenp)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/larger-featured-imageheader/#post-6639382)
 * I’m also having this issue. The site is [http://garystuartpresskit.com/](http://garystuartpresskit.com/).
   I can’t figure out how to make the images work as the browser expands and contracts.
   I tried making the image bigger as stated above (but without changing code) and
   that didn’t work. I feel like I’m missing the concept here. I have a lot of experience
   w/ design and WordPress. This is the first time I’ve encountered this issue. 
   However, theme is very nice and I would like to use it. Thanks in advance.
 *  [J&D](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayfarians/)
 * (@wayfarians)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/larger-featured-imageheader/#post-8282279)
 * Hi [@ellenp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellenp/)
 * Did you manage to get any resolution on this?
 * The image on the Gary Stuart page certainly looks clearer than many of the ones
   I’m using with this theme at the moment.
 * Cheers
    John

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## Tags

 * [featured images](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/featured-images/)
 * [header image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/header-image/)
 * [size](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/size/)

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/larger-featured-imageheader/#post-8282279)
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