uploading custom header

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  notliketennyson · Member · Sep 16, 2009 at 10:55 pm

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  Hi everyone

  I want to change my header to a .jpg file that i have created. Everytime i try to upload the image i get a message saying that the header has been changed and i should check my blog. Everytime i do nothing has happened.

  Plese could someone offer some advice.

  Thanks
  Crispyfinger

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 16, 2009 at 11:24 pm

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  We can’t offer help without a link to the blog, starting with http, so we can see what might be happening.

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  kaelindesign · Member · Sep 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm

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  I’m having the same problem! My blog is http://www.kaelindesign.wordpress.com

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Sep 17, 2009 at 2:09 pm

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  Try resizing your image before you upload it to the precise dimensions of your theme’s header: for Misty Look it is 760 x 190

  The re-size (crop) function on the header up-loader is broken.

  Also, give the re-uploaded file a new name. If you upload with the same name, wp will add a number after it and that gets confusing.

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  kaelindesign · Member · Sep 25, 2009 at 1:13 pm

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  Thanks, 1tess. Support fixed it for me… evidently even if you have the appropriate dimensions, if the file size is too large, WordPress has trouble with it!

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  annhyphencharlotte · Member · Oct 1, 2009 at 10:07 am

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  Hi! I’m having the same problem and its with Mistylook as well. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks :)

  http://www.annhyphencharlotte.wordpress.com

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 1, 2009 at 10:50 pm

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  What size it the uploaded file? See the instructions above. Also, tell us what the new header is supposed to look like.

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  eurekatarica · Member · Oct 9, 2009 at 6:39 am

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  I’m having the same problem with mistylook and ambiru. Is the cropping function going to be fixed soon?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Oct 9, 2009 at 6:43 am

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  Since it has it seems been broken for about 6 months or more, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

  Size the header to the exact size prior to uploading it. Why rely on wordpress to resize crop and resize your image? The quality won’t be anywhere near as good as if you did it yourself in an image editing program.