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Creating the Best Top Images
A few months ago, we announced a change to standards for our top images. Previously, images with text overlay were deemed beneficial for sharing on social media sites like Pinterest. However, now we prefer top images that are landscape orientation, high quality, and without any text overlay; it has helped cultivate a much more consistent look across our sites.
Here are some reminders and tips on the top of creating the best top images.
- Network site homepages and search results show the article title and the top image in a landscape thumbnail. If your top image within the article is not the same orientation as other articles or has text, it could become awkwardly cropped and look less than ideal.
- The HubPages editing team uses a template with a 16:9 orientation to create the top image. Additionally, it has a 2,000 x 1,125-pixel quality. Top images don't have to be exactly within these measurements, but the closer, the better.
- Images that are .jpg load faster than .png images, and the quality difference between the two formats is minimal for our sites. Additionally, .jpg loads faster!
- If you find an image in the public domain that you'd like to use, but it is the wrong orientation, we suggest using a simple crop tool or online editing program like Canva, where you can make adjustments and simply re-download the photo.
Remember, if you have images with text overlay that you wish to keep in your article, you can do that! Just bump it down a little further into the piece or put it right at the end. That way, you can still use it for Pinterest and show off your graphic design skills to readers.
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