Edit an Image in Media

You can rotate, crop, and flip images in Media following the steps in this guide. If you wish to crop, rotate, or resize a specific image already inserted into a page or post via an Image block, see this guide instead.

In this guide

1. Requirements
2. Choose an Image to Edit
   1. Rotate an Image
   2. Crop an Image
   3. Flip an Image
3. Restore the Original Image

Requirements

Your site must be set to public to access the image editing tools described in this guide. These image editing tools are not available when a site is set to private.

Choose an Image to Edit

Follow these steps to access the image editor:

1. Visit your site’s dashboard.
2. Select Media.
3. Click on the media file you want to edit. You’ll see a border around the thumbnail and a number in the bottom right corner.
4. Click the Edit button:

5. On the window that opens up, click the Edit Image button:

Rotate an Image

You can rotate images by clicking on the Rotate button. Each time you click Rotate, the image will rotate by 90 degrees counterclockwise. Click Done when finished, Reset to start from scratch with that image, or Cancel to exit the image editor.

Crop an Image

You can crop a photo to remove an unwanted portion of the image.

First, click and drag the corners of the cropping overlay to select a freeform area you want to keep for your image. You can also click on the Crop button and choose one of the following aspect ratios to crop automatically:

• Original
• Square
• 16:9
• 4:3
• 3:2

Click Done when finished, Reset to start from scratch with that image, or Cancel to exit the image editor.

Flip an Image

You can flip images horizontally by clicking on the Flip button. Click Done when finished, Reset to start from scratch with that image, or Cancel to exit the image editor.

Restore the Original Image

If you want to revert the edits made to an image, you can cancel your edits and revert to the original version that you first uploaded to Media.

⚠️

If you have inserted an edited image into published pages or posts, reverting an image may break how the image appears there. Make sure to check any pages and posts where you have already inserted the image.

If you’re sure you would like to restore an image, choose the image as described above. After clicking the Edit Image button, a new Restore Original button will appear for images that have been rotated, cropped, or flipped. Click Restore Original to immediately revert the photo back to its original form.