Afternoon all – hopefully someone can help me out with the following.
I’m looking to put a header image at the top of my homepage, but I’m not quite sure what the ideal width and height dimensions should be.
By that, I’m assuming Newspaper is a responsive theme so I guess I need something big enough to ensure that the header still fills the browser on larger screens, but if I do that will Newspaper resize the image if it’s shown on a smaller desktop browser?
What should I be aiming for here?
TIA for help
Hello,
Well this will depend on how and where you want to place the image and depends on the header style that you use. please provide a link to your site and specify where you want the image so I can inspect the container and see the exact dimensions needed. The header height is also dynamic based on the line-height you add to your fonts so it’s hard for me to guess how you set up your site.
Thank you!
Hi Bogdan – thanks for the reply.
The URL of the website is http://www.vpnratings.com and the header is the image that you see immediately under the main menu with a blue background. It’s currently listed as approx 2,000 pixels wide which is obviously currently impacting on site speed.
Thanks again,
Simon
Hello,
Well any image will impact the site’s page speed. The bigger it is, the slower the site will be. If you want it full width, we suggest not going over 1920 px as most monitors have a full had resolution (1920×1080) if you want the image full width of course. If you want to place the image above the menu you can use a do_shortcode function inside the theme php file corresponding to the header style you use. Then place the image shortcode inside the function like so:
<?php
if (is_front_page()){
echo do_shortcode('here you should add your shortcode');}
?>
http://screencast.com/t/TEbJuLdrP3F
Thank you!
