The featured image on a post will be automatically cropped to an aspect ratio of 1468:710 on all screen sizes. You will get the best results by cropping your featured images to match this aspect ratio.
You can crop your image before uploading, or you can use the editing tool in the WordPress media library to crop an image.
- Open featured image
- Click edit image
- Click crop
- Input aspect ratio 1468:710 (or 21:9 – this is a decent approximation and easier to remember!)
- Select crop area
- Click save edits
- Click Back
- Click Set featured image