The WordPress Media Library provides a simple image editing function which can be used to do basic image modification tasks, including:
- image crop
- image rotation
- image mirror (horizontal or vertical)
- image scale/resize
Using these tools, you can make quick edits to an image in your library. This short clip demonstrates:
Be aware that changes you make will create a duplicate of your original image on your web server, but the original image will no longer be found in your media library.
Access the image editor from the main “Media > Library” screen as seen above, or from the upload popup, as seen here: