Whenever possible, images should come from the public domain or Creative Commons.
All images and media should be accompanied by attributions. The attribution should be directly beneath the image, in the caption field, or located in the lower right box on the page.
All images and media should be accompanied by alt text descriptions.
Your attribution should follow this format, which adheres to Creative Commons best practices.
Title of image/video [linked to original image]
by Author [linked to profile page]
under License [linked to license deed]
Click on the tabs above to see examples.
My Paradise Beach_Cuba by Nick Kenrick. Used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Four Storms and a Twister by JD Hancock. Used under CC BY 2.0
Your attribution should follow this format:
Title of work [linked to original image]
by Author, Date (if known, or n.d. if not known)
Public Domain
Click on the tabs above to see examples.
Dinant. By Joan Blaeu, 1649. Public Domain
A Study of a Dancer. By Edgar Degas, n.d. Public Domain
When you add a Gallery box, you are not able to add text beneath your image. However, you are able to add a label, caption, and link for each image. These display on top of your image and are often difficult to see. In most cases, we recommend that you add a text box in the bottom right of your page with all image citation information instead of using this caption option.
If you have an image that would clearly display white text at the bottom, follow these directions to add captions:
So, if you want to attribute within your Gallery box:
Again, note that any text you provide will be displayed across your image, not beneath it. There are no options to adjust this.
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