Recommended image dimensions and best practices
Learn about the recommended image dimensions for the featured images and images inside your blog posts, and the best practices for naming your image files.
We suggest making your featured blog post images 1400 pixels wide and 788 pixels high (16:9 aspect ratio). Using 1:1 or 4:3 aspect ratio also can look nice, but keep them 1400 pixels wide.
To keep a consistent look for all featured images on your blog, just be sure to choose just one aspect ratio for all your featured images.
The tool you can use to set the image aspect ratio is Croppola, an online cropping tool.
To set the aspect ratio for a featured image, go to Croppola’s website, and upload your image.
Select the desired aspect ratio and crop size, then download your image.
You can then upload the image to your DropInBlog blog post.
The next time you edit a featured image with Croppola, make sure to select the same aspect ratio you selected for the first image.
For the images you add to your blog posts, we recommend using ones that are 1400 pixels wide for most post images. The height of the image is determined by the height of the original image. If the image height is more than 2400 pixels, it will be automatically scaled down to 2400 pixels. If using the Wide Breakout option for your images, 2400 pixels wide is a good width for landscape format images.
With DropInBlog you don’t have to worry about having overly large image files on your blog. Our blogging tool automatically compresses and optimizes the images you upload to your blog using a built-in image compression tool. That’s why your blog pages have fast loading times. 🙂
Although not mandatory, we suggest you follow these file naming conventions to make your images search engine friendly and improve their accessibility:
Use descriptive filenames (e.g., name your image “sunset” instead of “image123.”)
Use target keywords in some filenames ( e.g., “chicago-wedding-dresses”)
Use hyphens (-) between words ( e.g., “silhouette-of-trees-in-sunset”)
Use lowercase characters instead of uppercase characters (e.g., “silhouette-of-trees-in-sunset”)
Stay consistent with the file naming practices you decide to use.
To discover additional image settings, read our support doc about image settings.
And if you have any questions, we’re here to answer them all.
Happy blogging!
Featured image dimensions
We suggest making your featured blog post images 1400 pixels wide and 788 pixels high (16:9 aspect ratio). Using 1:1 or 4:3 aspect ratio also can look nice, but keep them 1400 pixels wide.
To keep a consistent look for all featured images on your blog, just be sure to choose just one aspect ratio for all your featured images.
The tool you can use to set the image aspect ratio is Croppola, an online cropping tool.
To set the aspect ratio for a featured image, go to Croppola’s website, and upload your image.
Select the desired aspect ratio and crop size, then download your image.
You can then upload the image to your DropInBlog blog post.The next time you edit a featured image with Croppola, make sure to select the same aspect ratio you selected for the first image.
Image dimensions for images inside blog posts
For the images you add to your blog posts, we recommend using ones that are 1400 pixels wide for most post images. The height of the image is determined by the height of the original image. If the image height is more than 2400 pixels, it will be automatically scaled down to 2400 pixels. If using the Wide Breakout option for your images, 2400 pixels wide is a good width for landscape format images.
Recommended image file size
With DropInBlog you don’t have to worry about having overly large image files on your blog. Our blogging tool automatically compresses and optimizes the images you upload to your blog using a built-in image compression tool. That’s why your blog pages have fast loading times. 🙂
File naming conventions
Although not mandatory, we suggest you follow these file naming conventions to make your images search engine friendly and improve their accessibility:
Use descriptive filenames (e.g., name your image “sunset” instead of “image123.”)
Use target keywords in some filenames ( e.g., “chicago-wedding-dresses”)
Use hyphens (-) between words ( e.g., “silhouette-of-trees-in-sunset”)
Use lowercase characters instead of uppercase characters (e.g., “silhouette-of-trees-in-sunset”)
Stay consistent with the file naming practices you decide to use.
To discover additional image settings, read our support doc about image settings.
And if you have any questions, we’re here to answer them all.
Happy blogging!
Updated on: 09/02/2025