Hello, On my site (with no plugins or custom modifications), whenever I upload a transparent image for a group flair, badge icon, or even the site’s branding/logo, the site adds a solid white background behind the image. The original image is a PNG with a transparent background, and transparency wo…

Hello, This is caused because PNG’s sometimes get auto converted to jpg. See also Auto convert upload to JPG? Make sure the image quality setting is set to original should fix it [CleanShot 2026-06-16 at 09.32.20@2x]

Thank you very much. It fixed it

Transparent images are being uploaded with a background

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davidb (David B) June 17, 2026, 11:28am 9

Just a quick note to say that we merged a change today to prevent needing this workaround in future for branded site assets like logos, badges etc.

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Transparent images are being uploaded with a background

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