Title: Quick help with header image Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Quick help with header image * Resolved [Alani Keiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lanicreative/) * (@lanicreative) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/) * Hello there! I need quick help with 1 thing, urgently… as it’s the only thing I’m struggling with. I am struggling to increase the pixel size of the Header Image / resize it to create a full header banner on my site. Is there a quick tutorial or assistance? 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[http://www.creativevoiceandaudio.com](http://www.creativevoiceandaudio.com) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027465) * This looks like you’ll have to move about bits of HTML in the header.php file. First, do you have a Child Theme? * Thread Starter [Alani Keiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lanicreative/) * (@lanicreative) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027476) * I have a custom css… is that the same? I tried installing a child theme, but somehow did not understand it in the end * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027477) * Do you have access to the folders and files of your website, FTP access? * Thread Starter [Alani Keiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lanicreative/) * (@lanicreative) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027483) * Yes, I am the “webmaster” * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027484) * In the ‘`/wp-content/themes/`‘ directory can you make a folder called “decode- child”? * Thread Starter [Alani Keiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lanicreative/) * (@lanicreative) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027493) * Oh boy, please be patient with me.. I have come this far as a first time user and it’s the only thing I am stuck on! I can’t find ‘/wp-content/themes/’ directory * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027494) * Your hosting providers will be able to help you with this, don’t worry we’ll be here when you get back. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027497) * To clarify are you wanting something like this: [http://snag.gy/NhF4F.jpg](http://snag.gy/NhF4F.jpg)? * Thread Starter [Alani Keiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lanicreative/) * (@lanicreative) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027500) * Yes exactly! Just not be that condensed – the height should also not be restricted, if that makes sense? * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027502) * Yep that’s fine * Thread Starter [Alani Keiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lanicreative/) * (@lanicreative) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027505) * Right, so my hosting provider has responded with an unhelpful response: * “When it comes to the install of a WordPress Hetzner can assist you. When it comes to the setting up of the domain with WordPress, we suggest that a client uses a web designer.” * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-help-with-header-image-1/#post-5027507) * Tell them you need help with creating a folder inside the “/wp-content/themes” directory, and tell them you need it named “decode-child”. 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