# Image compression and resizing

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-compression-and-resizing/32614>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [August 27, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-compression-and-resizing/32614 "2015-08-27T21:06:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-compression-and-resizing/32614/7 "2015-08-27T23:14:00Z")

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512kb? That’s tiny for a maximum image size. I am positive Facebook and Twitter don’t limit users to 102kb images!

Are you thinking of a different unit of measurement?

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