I’m unsure if this is a feature that already exists and I’m just missing something or if it could be implemented. There are several taxa on my favorites list that have a thumbnail that I feel either does a poor job representing the taxon or is a species within the group that I don’t particularly care for. Is there a way to select a different cover photo from the photo repository on iNat?
Anyone can change the taxon picture -
on the taxon page
click Curation
then Edit Photos.
(There is history so it will be recorded - John added picture 3, moved 8 to 5, etc.
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curators-should-have-control-over-the-displayed-taxon-photos/51786
Changing the taxon photos because they aren’t representative is beneficial, but if a photo is otherwise good and just not a user’s personal preference, I probably would resist the urge to edit, as it will change it for everyone (especially if it is a species with many observations).
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My question wasn’t about changing the photo for the entire taxon, just the way it displays on my favorite taxa page from my profile. I don’t want to change it for everyone.
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There isn’t a way to just change it for you.
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Okay, thank you anyway.
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Actually, as a followup… When changing the default photo for a taxon, is it possible to change the way it crops? There have been several instances where the default photo is a very good representation of the taxon, but the default centered cropping leaves out important features of the organism (such as the head).
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No - not within iNat at least (unless it’s your own photo).
The only thing I can think of is that you could upload a cropped version of a photo to Wikimedia Commons if the license is compatible, then select that image on iNat.
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If the photo is from an observation, you could also ask the original observer to upload a cropped photo to the observation and then choose it, though that’s a lot of work.
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Darn, that’s unfortunate. Well, thank you for all your help anyway.
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