Event Thumbnail – Perfect Size & Ratio

[Marc-Antoine]

Dear Modern Tribe staff,

What is the optimal size and ratio for event thumbnails?
Looking at the showcase example it seems that 3X2 ratio images is the correct answer.
Would squares work best?

Thank you for your help!
Best regards

Marc-Antoine

[Geoff]

Hey there, Marc-Antoine! Nice to see you again. 🙂

That’s a good question and the answer may not be that easy. I think the rectangular images look great in the single event event because it covers the full top area of the post.

At the same time, that rectangle might look funny in the calendar view and a square could work best, depending on your layout and preferences. In that case, you could use the default WordPress “thumbnail” size, which is 150×150 square.

To do that, you will need to override the list/single-event.php template:

• Make a copy of the template. It is located in /plugins/the-events-calendar/views/list/single-event.php
• Make a new folder in your theme called tribe-events
• Make a new folder in that one called list
• Drop the copied template in that last folder

Now that the template is in the theme directory, it can be modified to suit your needs. In this case, replace this:

[php]<?php echo tribe_event_featured_image( null, ‘medium’ ) ?>[/php]

…with this:

[php]<?php echo tribe_event_featured_image( null, ‘thumbnail’ ) ?>[/php]

Will this help you get started? Please let me know. 🙂

Cheers!
Geoff

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