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The “Image” widget: show one photo with caption and credit

How to show a single picture on your page – described for everyone who cannot see it, with an optional caption and photo credit.

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The Image widget shows exactly one picture, with an optional caption below it and the source as “Photo: …”. A tap on the picture opens it large. For several pictures, use the Gallery widget.

The widget exists on every page – profile, venue, crew, event series and event – and in news articles too. On pages, the owner and the team can add it.

How to add the widget

  1. Open your page and tap Edit in the bar.
  2. Tap Add a widget here and choose the tile Image in the group Content.
  3. Drag a picture onto Drag a picture here or choose one or tap Choose image. JPEG, PNG and WebP up to 80 MB are allowed; the picture is optimised while it uploads.
  4. Write the Alt text: describe what the picture shows – for screen readers and in case the picture doesn’t load (required, at most 200 characters).
  5. Optional: Caption (optional) (at most 300 characters) and Source (optional), e.g. the photographer’s name (at most 140 characters).
  6. Tap Insert, then Save in the bar.

Without alt text the picture cannot be inserted.

Several languages

Under General, add more languages with Add language. “The picture and credit are the same in every language.” Alt text, caption and heading are written per language. On your page, the picture needs alt text in every language you added.

To swap the picture, tap Remove picture and choose a new one.

Visitors see the picture, caption and source; a tap opens the picture large.

What visitors see

Visitors see the picture at the width of the tile, with the caption and the source below it. Screen readers read out the alt text. If the alt text or the caption does not exist in the visitor’s language, another available language appears.

Common problems

  • “Alt text is missing” or “Not saved: the picture needs alt text.” Enter the alt text in every language; the language bar shows where something is missing.
  • “Choose an image first”: you write the alt text after the picture has uploaded.
  • “Caption is too long”: shorten it to at most 300 characters.
  • The upload breaks off. Tap Try again. Check the format (JPEG, PNG, WebP) and the size (at most 80 MB). Audio and video files are not accepted.
  • “No image yet. Choose one.” Without a picture, Insert stays locked.