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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 4 months ago by ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ.
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  • September 28, 2017 at 1:42 pm #211971
    Nigel1985
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    I am running the No Sidebar Pro child theme, which displays a large featured image at the top of each post. I've noticed that the image quality is significantly worse than the actual file.

    Does anyone have any advice on how to improve the quality? Is there an optimal file type/size/dimension to prevent the compression? I've tried a Regen thumbnail plugin.

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    September 28, 2017 at 3:34 pm #211978
    ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ
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    The only thing that would be making the quality worse (as the image isn't being stretched by the CSS) is the image compression done by WordPress when you upload a file. There is a filter to stop this happening.

    The other thing you might want to do is use the retina 2x plugin and then ensure the original file you upload at as least 2x as big as you need it to fit. In your case, at least 2048px wide. This'll mean it'll stop being blurry on high def screens.


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