<p>Maybe not the answer you are looking for, but I asked a similar question. I needed to grab the original size of the user uploaded images.</p>

<p><a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1030/change-the-size-of-a-users-profile-photo">Change the size of a users profile photo?</a></p>

<p>You can just use <code>getPhotoUrl('original')</code> when calling the images on the front end.</p>

<p>This doesn't give you an 'untouched' version of the image but Craft stores the original and makes it easy to call.</p>

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2014-07-24T15:36:08.363Z
But this "original" is still the rectangularly cropped version of the original "original", Jason?
carlcs
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2014-07-24T18:33:53.530Z
I will have to try that this afternoon, but I believe the original is the actual original and they crop it for the CP only.
Jason McCallister
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2014-07-24T19:24:20.160Z
I tried this already, you get the cropped version with the original quality.
Daniel
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2014-07-24T19:27:41.903Z
Ahh, maybe a request to p&t to change this behavior. The other answer posted here is the same method I used for a staff listing.
Jason McCallister
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2014-07-24T14:29:44.373Z
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Jason McCallister
<p>You could add a custom asset field for the users' profile images and hide the default one in the CP.</p>

<p>Here's a plugin to do this: <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss" rel="nofollow">Control Panel CSS</a> by Lindsey D</p>

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2014-07-24T11:58:05.327Z
Lol, actually I just posted this to the [question below yours](http://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1363/change-the-location-of-the-user-photos), but it fits here too. :D
carlcs
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carlcs
<p>When uploading user profile images, Craft forces you to crop it to a square. Is there a way to keep the images untouched instead?</p>

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How do I tell Craft not to automatically crop user profile images?
# How do I tell Craft not to automatically crop user profile images?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-24)

When uploading user profile images, Craft forces you to crop it to a square. Is there a way to keep the images untouched instead?

**Tags:** user-profile

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-24. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

You could add a custom asset field for the users' profile images and hide the default one in the CP.

Here's a plugin to do this: [Control Panel CSS](https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss) by Lindsey D

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Lol, actually I just posted this to the [question below yours](http://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1363/change-the-location-of-the-user-photos), but it fits here too. :D  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-24. Score: 3

Maybe not the answer you are looking for, but I asked a similar question. I needed to grab the original size of the user uploaded images.

[Change the size of a users profile photo?](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1030/change-the-size-of-a-users-profile-photo)

You can just use `getPhotoUrl('original')` when calling the images on the front end.

This doesn't give you an 'untouched' version of the image but Craft stores the original and makes it easy to call.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: But this "original" is still the rectangularly cropped version of the original "original", Jason?  
> **username_1**: I will have to try that this afternoon, but I believe the original is the actual original and they crop it for the CP only.  
> **username_0**: I tried this already, you get the cropped version with the original quality.  
> **username_1**: Ahh, maybe a request to p&t to change this behavior. The other answer posted here is the same method I used for a staff listing.  

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