Wordpress automatically resizing embedded images?

[Tomikku]

I have this problem with WP and it's frustrating because it seems like a pretty basic option.

So, I use Fast Blog theme (without the Woo Tumblog plugin, just bare naked theme)...here it is - www.tmlgn.com

What I want is;

- upload a full size (1600 px wide for example) image on Picasa or flickr
- embed it in Wordpress post
- make Worpress size it down to theme's maximum width (678 px in my case) keeping proportions correct
- make the picture go to full size on click (current theme uses image lightbox)

Is this possible without heap of coding and plugins?

I tried embedding images with Insert Picture option after I set the image width to 678 in WP settings but it doesn't work.

Any plugins for this?

[danix]

I think I don't understand the problem, your image is still in full size, in facts right clicking on the image visualized with the lightbox, and selecting "View Image" shows the image at 1600x900... lightbox of course resizes the image to fit the viewport of your visitor's browser.. if you want them to be able to see the full size image you should add a link at the bottom of your post.. IMHO that's the best solution without touching any code whatsoever..

[Tomikku]

There seems to be some misunderstanding :D

On my blog there's an image in the post, 678px wide. Clicking it calls up lightbox to display full sized version.

What I would like is to make it easier for me. Make the full size image that automatically resizes to 678 px when posted, but goes full size after click.

Lets say I have 20 pics i want to put on blog. With current setup, I need to make them at two widths, one 678px for displaying withing the blog post frame, and one at full width.

That really seems and is - a waste of time.

So Im looking for a better solution for this.

[chipbennett]

There seems to be some misunderstanding :D

On my blog there's an image in the post, 678px wide. Clicking it calls up lightbox to display full sized version.

What I would like is to make it easier for me. Make the full size image that automatically resizes to 678 px when posted, but goes full size after click.

You can *scale* images so that they fit your content width. That's as simple as a CSS rule:

#content img {
    max-width: 678px;
    height: auto;
}

But you can't get *multiple sizes* of an external image within WordPress.

Lets say I have 20 pics i want to put on blog. With current setup, I need to make them at two widths, one 678px for displaying withing the blog post frame, and one at full width.

That really seems and is - a waste of time.

So Im looking for a better solution for this.

There IS a better solution: use WordPress Media Management to upload/attach images to posts, so that WordPress will automatically create all defined image sizes.