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Customization is a good thing. Many of the themes on WordPress.com feature an option which allows users to upload their very own custom image header to obtain a much more personalized look and feel. The use of this option is completely free, and you do not need to purchase the Custom Design upgrade in order to change your header (as long as you’re using one of the themes that includes the option, of course).

Uploading a Custom Header Image

Go to Appearance -> Header in your blog’s dashboard. If you do not see the option, this means that your current theme does not support the use of a custom image header. Please refer to the list of supported themes at the bottom of this page.

You can either browse for the file on your computer and then click the Upload button.

Or you can choose an existing image from your Media Library.

Important: Only .jpeg, .gif, and .png files can be used. All cropped images will be converted to jpegs. Using an image of exactly the right size will produce the best results, and this is certainly recommended. To preserve transparency in an image use a .gif or .png image of exactly the right size.

If you uploaded an image that doesn’t match the exact dimensions of your current theme’s header, you will need to crop it.

Just select the portion of the image that you’d like to use for the header, then click Crop and Publish.

Once you see the Header Updated message below, you can visit your site to see how it looks.

The image should appear immediately. If it does not, please contact Support. Be sure to provide a detailed description of the header image that you attempted to upload and/or attach the image file so that we can take a closer look.

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Other Options

Many of the themes have other customization options. If you wish to remove the blog title (and tagline, if it appears) from the header, you can select uncheck the Show header text with your image option.

If you wish to show the blog title and tagline, you also have the option to change the text color using the Text Color option.

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Deleting Header Images

If you decide you want to delete one of your custom header images, you can do so by going to your

Media -> Library and clicking on “Delete Permanently” underneath the image.

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Flexible Headers

To add a header image without cropping, first you must use a theme with Flexible Header support (check the list below). Once you’re sure you are using a theme that has flexible header support, go to Appearance → Header → upload an image and click the “Skip Cropping, Publish Image as Is” button. The header image will be added without any cropping so you can use one that is taller or shorter than the size defined by the theme when you crop.

Not all themes have support for flexible headers yet, but we are working to add support for as many themes as possible over time. You can see current list of themes that support flexible headers by looking at the table below or the flexible header filter in the Theme Showcase.

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Supported Themes

Here is the official, current listing of all themes that support custom header images, image dimensions, and the download link to the original header image (if there is one).

Theme	Width	Height	Notes
Academica	960	300
Adelle	1020	flexible
Adventure Journal	920	flexible
Ambiru	500	225	download
Andrea (Flexible Width)	1270	260
Andrea (Fixed Width)	690	145
Ari	240	75
A Simpler Time	963	200
AutoFocus	800	216
Babylog	920	flexible
Balloons	640	flexible
Blaskan	1120	160	Note: 2 & 3 column layout is 1120 and 1 column layout is 540.
Blocco	219	flexible
Blog Simple	1000	flexible
Blogum	945	150
Bold Life	950	264
Bold News	940	200
Bon Vivant	940	450
Book Lite	1440	500
Bouquet (Responsive Width)	1100	180
Bueno	930	198
Benevolence	700	225	download
Black-Letterhead	760	200
Blix	690	115	download
Chalkboard	flexible	flexible
Chaotic Soul	760	151	download
Chapters	960	100
Cheer	flexible	flexible
Chunk	800	140
Chateau	960	flexible
Collections			Not supported
Clean Home	900	200
Crafty	820	flexible
Comet	960	200
Confit	flexible	flexible
Connections	741	142	download
Contempt	750	140	download
Coraline	770	140	Note: Cutline image size was 990 x 180 (Coraline replaced Cutline)
Day Dream	527	273	download
Delicacy	980	250
Digg 3 Column	904	160	download
Dusk to Dawn	870	220
Duster	1000	300
Elegant Grunge	956	160
Elemin	990	flexible
Enterprise	960	80
Eventbrite	1280	228
Ever After	flexible	flexible
Everyday	250	flexible
Expound	flexible	flexible
Flora & Fauna	flexible	flexible
Fontfolio	flexible	flexible
Forefront	flexible	flexible
Fresh & Clean	920	116
Further	1260	flexible
Fjords04	900	200	download
Forever	885	flexible
Fusion	980	148
Freshy	780	95	download
Gigawatt	940	250
Greenery	740	176	download
Grid Focus	970	175
Grid Focus	42	42	Note: Uses the blog picture on General Settings page
Gridspace	flexible	flexible
Grisaille	960	flexible
Hatch	640 or 940	flexible
Hum	188	flexible
Hustle Express	1064	flexible
Iceburgg	790	150	download
InfoWay	flexible	flexible
Inspiration Laboratory	1000	flexible
Isca	flexible	flexible	Suggested size is 946 pixels wide by 150 pixels tall.
Just Desserts	920	flexible
K2-lite	780	200
K2-lite	780	200
Koi	980	200
Kubrick	740	192	download
Liquorice	900	235
Little Story	1000	300
Lovebirds	250	flexible
Luscious	960	100
Magnate Express	960	250
Matala	940	250
Minimalizine	flexible	flexible
Minimum	960	100
Mixfolio	980	275
Modern News	960	110
Monster	1000	flexible
Motion	50	50	download
Misty Lake	1015	flexible
MistyLook	760	189	download
The Morning After	960	70
My Life	flexible	flexible
Mystique	940	200
Neat	700	200	download
Neo-Sapien	480	250	download
Newsy	1016	flexible
Next Saturday	615	85
Nishita	1024	295
Notepad	974	240
Nuntius	980	155
Ocean Mist	736	229	download
On a Whim	80	flexible
Organization	flexible	flexible
Origin	940	flexible
Oulipo	712	80
Oxygen	flexible	flexible
Pachyderm	flexible	flexible
Panel	1500	400
Parament	950	200
Personal	940	250
Petite Melodies	1000	flexible
P2	980	120
Piano Black	951	160
Photographer	Flexible	Flexible
Pilcrow	770	200	download
Pinboard	flexible	flexible
Pink Touch 2	690	185
Pool	600	150	download
Prologue	726	150
Publish	flexible	flexible
Publisher	flexible	flexible
Quintus	1100	250
Reddle	1120	252
Redoable-Lite	730	180
Regulus	730	140	download
Retro-fitted	980	150
Rubric	215	150	download
Runo Lite	flexible	flexible
Rusty Grunge	658	240
Ryu	flexible	flexible
San Kloud	940	250
Sapphire	750	180	download
Scrollider Express	2560	355
Selecta	940	150
Shaan	900	100
Sight	580	flexible
Silesia	980	flexible
Skeptical	940	200
Skylark	920	flexible
Something Fishy	flexible	flexible
Spectrum	938	150
Splendio	990	400
Standard	940	250
Strange Little Town	950	200
Structure	960	120
Suburbia	155	155
Sundance	984	242
Sunspot	257	157
Tarski	720	180	download
ThemeMin	960	180
TheStyle	flexible	flexible
Titan	960	180
Traveler	1950	360
Triton Lite	960	270
Truly Minimal	flexible	flexible
Trvl	950	flexible
Twenty Eleven	1000	flexible
Twenty Ten	940	198	download
Twenty Twelve	960	250
Twenty Thirteen	1600	230
Under the Influence	980	180
Vertigo	960	240
Vigilance	920	180
Vintage Kitchen	580	140
Visual	flexible	flexible
Vostok	600	126	download
Widely	960	flexible
zBench	960	200
Zoren	flexible	flexible

To download any of the original files linked above:

• Internet Explorer: right-click download and “Save Target As”
• Opera: right-click download and “Save Target As”
• Firefox: right-click download and “Save Link As”
• Chrome: right-click download and “Save Link As”