Viral Hooks

Fix your Vrbo photos before the listing stalls.

This checker flags portraits, odd ratios, and heavy files. Vrbo also wants at least six photos. Files stay on your device.

Local check only. Confirm Vrbo’s current photo rules before you publish.

Landscape · six photos

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Nothing leaves your device unless you paste the prompt somewhere else.

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Checker uses 1024×683 minimum, 3:2 or 16:9 landscape, under 20 MB. Vrbo wants at least 6 photos on the listing.

    Landscape, and at least six

    A portrait photo is the common rejection. A thin gallery is the common suspension.

    • 1024 × 683 minimum

      Same floor as a decent listing still. Do not upload a thumbnail.

    • 3:2 or 16:9

      Both landscape. Portrait is out.

    • Six photos, under 20 MB each

      Fewer than six and the listing is at risk. Keep each file under 20 MB.

    Two prompts for a passing photo

    Pool, patio, and the main room. Forward moves only.

    • Pool push

      Toward the water, not a rise that invents the yard.

      Best for outdoor cover

    • Patio to door

      A short move toward the entrance.

      Best for arrival shot

    Check the batch

    1. Drop at least six

      The checker warns when the batch is short.

    2. Kill portraits

      Crop to 3:2 or 16:9. Export under 20 MB.

    3. Animate two heroes

      Cover and one outdoor. Cut them in the editor.

    What gets a listing pulled

    Size is the easy part. The set is the rest.

    • Five good photos

      Quality does not replace the count.

      The fix: Add a sixth real room. Do not duplicate one file.

    • A vertical story crop

      Phone stories are 9:16. Vrbo galleries are not.

      The fix: Reshoot landscape or crop the sides off a wide frame, not the top off a portrait.

    • Watermarks and collage

      Text and multi-photo tiles fail a gallery.

      The fix: One place per frame. Put the caption in the listing, not on the pixels.

    Frequently asked questions

    Why six photos?

    Vrbo’s published guidance expects a minimum set. This page flags batches under six.

    Does 4:5 pass?

    Not on this checker. Use 3:2 or 16:9 landscape.

    Are files uploaded?

    No.

    Six landscape photos, then a clip

    Pass the checker, then push in on the pool or the door.