How to Upload Header Images in Twenty Ten WordPress Themes

By Lisa Sabin-Wilson from WordPress Web Design For Dummies

The WordPress Twenty Ten theme’s custom header feature enables you to choose a photograph or personally designed image as your custom header image. Rather than choosing one of nine header images provided to display on your website, you have the option to upload one of your own images. Although the default header images are acceptable, you may want something unique for your site.

Enlarge 1 In the WordPress Dashboard, choose Appearance→Header. The Custom Header page loads in your browser window.	Enlarge 2 Scroll to the Upload Image section and click the Browse button. A dialog box pops up asking you to select an image from your computer’s hard drive.	Enlarge 3 Select the image you want to use from your local computer, click the Open button, and then click the Upload button. Your chosen image uploads to your web server, and the Crop Header Image page loads in your browser.
Enlarge 4 (Optional) Use the image crop tool on the Crop Header Image page to resize your header image. The Twenty Ten theme’s default header size is 940 × 198 pixels. Generally, uploading a new header image already cropped in an image-editing program to that exact size is best. However, if your image is larger, you can use the built-in image crop tool to fit the image in the default space after you upload the header. To resize and crop your larger image, drag one of the eight small handles located at the corners and in the middle of each side of the image. You can also click within the image and move the entire image up or down to get the optimal placement and cropping effect you want.	Enlarge 5 Click the Crop and Publish button. The Custom Header page loads in the Dashboard and displays your new header image.	Enlarge 6 Click the Save Changes button. The changes you’ve made are saved to the header image, and it publishes to your site.