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title: "How To Customize The Image Zoom Feature"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/kadence/iconic/woothumbs/how-to-customise-the-image-zoom-feature/"
description: "WooThumbs comes with a number of zoom options, including inner, outside, and follow. To customize and pick which of these you want, take the following steps: Fr…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "WooThumbs"
date: "2021-03-25"
last_modified: "2026-07-02"
---

# How To Customize The Image Zoom Feature

WooThumbs comes with a number of zoom options, including inner, outside, and follow.

**To customize and pick which of these you want, take the following steps:**

1. From your WordPress dashboard go to **WooCommerce** > **WooThumbs** > **Zoom**.
2. In the **General Zoom Settings** section, make sure **Enable Hover Zoom** is set to **Yes**.

![enable zoom](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/enable-zoom.jpg)

3. Next, choose the **Zoom** **Type** you’d prefer.
    - Each zoom type then has its own settings section in the same tab.

### Inner Zoom

![Inner zoom WooThumbs](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inner-zoom-WooThumbs.gif)Inner zoom will use the current image bounds as a frame for the zoomed image. When you hover, the zoomed image will be displayed smoothly on the screen.

### Outer Zoom

![Outer Zoom WooThumbs](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Outer-Zoom-WooThumbs.gif)Outer zoom will display the zoomed image beside the main image, on whichever side you choose in the settings.

![outer zoom settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/outside-zoom.jpg)

![outside and follow zoom settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/outside-and-follow.jpg)

### Follow Zoom

![Follow Zoom WooThumbs](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Follow-Zoom-WooThumbs.gif)Follow zoom is a ‘magnifying glass’ style of zoom and will display the zoomed image in a circle or square at the mouse position.

![follow zoom settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/follow-zoom.jpg)