How to Crop a Photo Inside WordPress

Note: cropping is best done outside WordPress with a photo editing tool like Photoshop.  The cropping tool in WordPress is very simple.

  1. Edit the page or post.
  2. Click the image you want to crop.  An edit toolbar appears:
    Crop an Image
  3. Click the pencil icon.  The Image Details screen appears:
    Image Details Screen 1
  4. Click Edit Original:
    Image Details Screen Edit Original
    The Edit Image screen appears:
    Edit Image Screen 1
    Click the photo, slightly away from the edges, and draw a cropping box.  Once you’ve finished drawing the box, you can
    – click and drag it to move the crop box
    – change the crop borders by moving the cursor over the edges to see the double-headed arrow, then clicking and dragging the crop borders in or out:
    Edit Image Screen 2
    When you are satisfied with the cropping box, click the Crop icon above the image:
    Crop Icon
  1. Click Cancel to re-crop again, or Save to finalize the crop.  The Edit Image screen closes, and the Image Detail screen appears.
  2. Click Update to return to editing the page.