WordPress featured image — the right size
Drop an image in — everyimg auto-crops it to 1200 × 675 px (16:9), compresses it below 150 KB and outputs WebP with a web-safe filename. Ready for your media library.
1200 × 675 px (16:9) meets the Google Discover minimum width and fits Facebook and X previews — under 150 KB it loads fast.
Adjust crop focus (if heads or subjects get cut off)
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Auto-rotates crooked photos, cleans filenames — nothing leaves your device.
Why exactly 1200 × 675 pixels?
Your featured image doesn't just appear at the top of the post: WordPress and your SEO plugin also use it as the preview image for Google Discover, Facebook, LinkedIn and X. Google Discover requires at least 1200 px of width, and the social networks expect roughly 1.91:1 to 16:9. With 1200 × 675 px you cover all of them at once — nothing gets cropped or upscaled anywhere.
The three most common featured-image mistakes
- Uploading giant originals: a 6 MB phone photo bloats your media library and slows the page — many themes still serve the original file.
- Wrong aspect ratio: portrait photos get center-cropped to 16:9 by the theme — right through the face.
- Filenames like IMG_4032.jpg: special characters and spaces create ugly URLs and waste image SEO.
everyimg fixes all three automatically.
How to use it
Drop your image above, download the result, upload it in WordPress under “Set featured image” — done. For portraits or subjects near the edge, open “Adjust crop focus” and shift the frame. Afterwards you can keep working with the same image: compress it further or crop an extra social preview version — no re-upload needed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the perfect WordPress featured image size?
1200 × 675 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio) is the proven standard: it meets the Google Discover minimum width of 1200 px and works for Facebook and X previews at the same time. Keep the file under 150 KB.
Why does WordPress crop my featured image?
WordPress generates several sizes from your upload and always crops from the image center. If your photo has a different aspect ratio than your theme expects, heads and subjects at the edges get cut off. Solution: crop the image to 16:9 yourself before uploading.
Why does my featured image look blurry after uploading?
Usually the original was narrower than the spot where your theme displays it — WordPress then upscales it and it looks soft. Retina displays even need twice the pixel width of the display area. Upload at least 1200 px of width.