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Move or zoom a photo so the right part shows

Every photo space on your site has a shape — the side-by-side hero is tall, a gallery tile is wide, a team photo is square. When a photo doesn't match its space, only part of it shows, and sometimes that part is the wrong one: a portrait with the face out of frame, a shopfront with the sign off the edge. You can move and zoom every photo on your site — heroes, side-by-side sections, galleries, and the photos that sit behind your text — so the part that matters stays in view. No part of the photo is lost, and you can adjust it again any time.


Adjust a photo by hand


  1. In the sidebar, click Edit Site, then click the section that holds the photo.
  2. In the settings on the left, find the photo and click Adjust (next to Change). For photos inside a list — gallery tiles, slides — open that item first; Adjust sits beside its photo.
  3. Drag the photo inside the frame until the right part shows. The frame is the exact shape of the space on your site, so what you see is what visitors see.
  4. To get closer, use the Zoom slider or the − and + buttons. Zoom in around the part you want to keep.
  5. Click the back arrow when you're happy. Every adjustment lands as you make it — undo works if you rethink it, and Reset puts the photo back to the centre.

On a slideshow or carousel, the editor shows the first slide; adjustments to the other slides show on your live site.


Ask the AI


Click the section, then tell the AI what's wrong:


  • "The person's head is cut off"
  • "Show more of the top of the photo"
  • "Zoom in on the sign"
  • "Centre the photo"
  • "Reset the photo"

The AI moves the photo for you and works from the photo's description, not the picture itself. If it's not quite right, the reply includes an Adjust photo button that opens the frame so you can drag it into the exact spot.


A new photo starts centred


Moving and zooming belong to the picture, not the section. When you swap in a new photo — from the picker, from your own photos, or by asking the AI — it starts centred, ready to adjust.


Then publish


Click Publish to put it live. Tip: photos whose subject sits near the middle need the least adjusting, and a tall photo suits a tall space best.

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