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PHP How to Build a WordPress Theme WordPress Theme Templates Activating a Custom Theme

Lewis Cowles
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Points

Innaccurate Info

From WP Codex Screenshot Create a screenshot for your theme. The screenshot should be named screenshot.png, and should be placed in the top level directory. The screenshot should accurately show the theme design and saved in PNG format. The recommended image size is 880x660. The screenshot will only be shown as 387x290, but the over double-sized image allows for high-resolution viewing on HiDPI displays.

So why is neither 387x290 or 880x660 an option in your quiz

3 Answers

Unfortunately or fortunately (however you want to look at it), Wordpress changes quite a bit with every update. When this video was published, the correct answer was 600x450px.

Zac Gordon has mentioned this on his site here: http://wp.zacgordon.com/the-correct-size-for-a-wordpress-theme-screenshot-is-600x450/

Good catch though! Hopefully the folks will have an opportunity to add an update to the video and quiz.

Lewis Cowles
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Points

Hi Rhys,

March 2013, I'm sure 3.8 was not even out then, we are now at version 3.9 it should be up to date or omitted in any case I just think it is important when you are showing people things to have them learning the right way.

Zac Gordon
STAFF
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hey Lewis Cowles I'll be back in the studio to reshoot this entire project quite soon. There is one other older course (making a blog) that needs to get redone first. I agree though and part of our work is to continually revisit projects. Will get done soon! Thanks Rhys Yorke in the meantime. The best we can do is make sure at least all of the questions to quizzes are accurately answered within the videos so that the answers will still be contextually correct, but there are some things like this that change with big releases like 3.8.