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# Crop and Scale Images | Website Manual

**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.

### Up next

- [Add Media From Media LibraryComing soon](/block-editor/add-media-from-media-library/)
- [Add Image From ComputerComing soon](/block-editor/add-image-from-computer/)
- [Add Image From URLComing soon](/block-editor/add-image-from-url/)
- [Delete ImageComing soon](/block-editor/delete-image/)
- [Edit ImageComing soon](/block-editor/edit-image/)
- [Image EditorComing soon](/block-editor/image-editor/)
- [Rotate and Flip ImagesComing soon](/block-editor/rotate-and-flip-images/)
- [Crop and Scale ImagesPlaying](/block-editor/crop-and-scale-images/)
- [Featured Image50 sec](/block-editor/featured-image/)
- [Image GalleriesComing soon](/block-editor/image-galleries/)

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