# Change thumbnails on Favorite Taxa list? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** web\ **Created:** [July 14, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420 "2024-07-14T21:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bichir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bichir/32/40920_2.png) [@bichir](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bichir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/1 "2024-07-14T21:09:56Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![DianaStuder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dianastuder/32/43358_2.png) [@DianaStuder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DianaStuder)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/2 "2024-07-14T21:31:17Z")
> [@bichir](#): > > thumbnail that I feel either does a poor job representing the taxon 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](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curators-should-have-control-over-the-displayed-taxon-photos/51786) ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/3 "2024-07-14T21:58:42Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![bichir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bichir/32/40920_2.png) [@bichir](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bichir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/4 "2024-07-14T22:24:12Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/5 "2024-07-14T22:33:46Z")
There isn’t a way to just change it for you. ---
**Author:** ![bichir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bichir/32/40920_2.png) [@bichir](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bichir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/6 "2024-07-14T22:34:37Z")
Okay, thank you anyway. ---
**Author:** ![bichir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bichir/32/40920_2.png) [@bichir](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bichir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/7 "2024-07-14T22:40:05Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/8 "2024-07-14T23:05:56Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/9 "2024-07-14T23:06:54Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![bichir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bichir/32/40920_2.png) [@bichir](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bichir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/10 "2024-07-14T23:29:44Z")
Darn, that’s unfortunate. Well, thank you for all your help anyway. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-thumbnails-on-favorite-taxa-list/53420/11 "2024-09-12T23:29:47Z")
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