Crop and Scale Images
Cropping cuts away the parts of a photo you do not need.
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Good to know
Cropping cuts away the parts of a photo you do not need. Scaling makes the whole image smaller in pixels. Both tools are in the WordPress image editor.
Scale down very large photos to save loading time, and crop to keep attention on the subject. WordPress keeps the original, so you can restore it if a crop goes wrong.