Quick TIp: Use PIXLR Editor To Crop Images

Need an image that's an exact pixel size to fit your blog? Or want to crop out a particular part of the image to use? Although you can crop images in the WP media editor, there's a lot of guess work involved to get an exact pixel size. Instead, I upload an image from my computer (or from a URL) directly into https://pixlr.com/editor/.

Go to the Constraint box in the header above the image and change the default 'No restriction' to 'Output size' on the drop down menu of options.

Insert the width and height pixel size you need.

Click on the image and drag your mouse to draw a box over the part of the image you want. When you let go your mouse button, a grid box appears. This box can be moved so you get the perfect position for your crop.

Click the 'Enter' or return key on yoru keyboard and the cropped image is displayed. You can then go to File > Save in the top header bar (of PXLR, not your browser), and save the crop which is the exact size you need. Save formats are JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF or PXD.

I use this free on-line editor a lot. Interested to hear about any other - or better - free editors that anyone uses. Thanks!