# Understanding max image height

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-max-image-height/336055
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-max-image-height/336055 "2024-11-14T02:00:10Z")
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### Author: ![denvergeeks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/denvergeeks/32/327671_2.png) [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-max-image-height/336055/2 "2024-11-14T03:17:25Z")

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How do you want the images to appear, ideally?

I use this

> [@Long picture adaptation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-picture-adaptation/279538):
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> information_sourceSummary Stretching images with an aspect ratio greater than 2:1hammer_and_wrenchRepository [GitHub - Lhcfl/discourse-larger-long-image · GitHub](https://github.com/Lhcfl/discourse-larger-long-image)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Discourse often scales images to a suitable size and puts them into beautiful lightboxes. But this becomes a side effect on the som…

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