{"id":202,"date":"2019-09-04T07:37:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T11:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/website\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:00:46","slug":"images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/marsha\/images\/","title":{"rendered":"Images"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"bg-gray-50 py-8 mb-6 last:mb-0 first:mt-0 mt-6 first:mb-8\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"w-full xl:container mx-auto px-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg-white flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-start py-6 px-6 ring-4 ring-white\/10 rounded\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between shrink-0 mr-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-gray-600 leading-none mt-0.5\"><svg data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-6 h-6\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><path d=\"M12 16v-4\"\/><path d=\"M12 8h.01\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 mt-4 lg:ml-6 lg:mt-0 py-0 pt-4 lg:py-0 lg:px-6 border-t lg:border-t-0 lg:border-l border-gray-900\/10 font-semibold text-gray-900 no-img flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">Keep image file sizes reasonable. Images should rarely exceed 2MB or 3000 pixels wide. Compress images before uploading using <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyjpg.com\">TinyJPG<\/a> to ensure fast page load times.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Images should be selected with the audience in mind \u2014 showing students, activities, and locations that resonate with the specific audience. Images should appear authentic and candid rather than staged or formal. <strong>Do not use generic clipart, photo collages, distorting filters, or images unrelated to Marshall University. Do not use an image of text when plain text can communicate the same information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For photos to use on your site, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/muphotos.marshall.edu\">muphotos.marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured Image (Hero\/Billboard)<\/h2>\n<p>You can add a hero or billboard image to any page by setting a <strong>Featured Image<\/strong> in the WordPress editor. Images should be at least 2,000 pixels wide for best quality across all screen sizes.<\/p>\n<h2>Focal Point<\/h2>\n<p>When an image is displayed in a hero, billboard, card, or any cropped context, the theme uses the image&#8217;s <strong>focal point<\/strong> to control which part of the image stays visible as the container resizes across different screen sizes.<\/p>\n<p>Without a focal point, images default to centering \u2014 which can cut off the subject on mobile or in tightly cropped layouts. Setting a focal point pins the most important part of the image so it stays in frame at every size.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting a Focal Point<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Media Library<\/strong> and open the image you want to edit.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Edit Image<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Focal Point<\/strong> picker, click on the part of the image you want to keep in view \u2014 the face of a person, the center of a building, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Save. The theme will apply this automatically wherever the image is used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You do not need to update any shortcodes or page content after setting a focal point \u2014 the theme reads it automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images should be selected with the audience in mind \u2014 showing students, activities, and locations that resonate with the specific audience. Images should appear authentic and candid rather than staged or formal. Do not use generic clipart, photo collages, distorting filters, or images unrelated to Marshall University. 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