Image - Texts

In the Image module view Texts, you can enter alternative text (alt text) for the image, a caption that appears below the image, and an image source.

Alternative text (alt text)

Alternative text is text that is used if the image is not displayed, or if a disabled person uses assistive technology to access the information.

You do not always need to enter such text. If the image is a design element or a decoration image do not enter anything. The code then contains alt="", which means that help tools skip over the image.

If the administrator has ticked "Enable extended accessibility support" on the website, you will be reminded to optionally enter alt text when you click OK after selecting an image.

Get from image description (metadata)

When the user uploads an image to the image archive, you can specify a description of the metadata tab on the image. Read more about this under Image archive.

If there is a description of the current image with the metadata, you can choose this option otherwise "No image description specified" appears.

The point of this is that the user does not have to enter alternative text every time the image is used. Instead, enter a good description in the metadata field when uploading the image.

Specify custom

Enter alternative text here that appears instead of the image. Be sure to enter text that conveys something about the image. If you add an image with text in it, always specify what is in the text in the image. If the image links anywhere, specify this in the alternative text.

With the help of AI, you can easily generate alt text for your image. Click on the AI icon on the right to automatically generate alt text.

None (for decoration images)

If you do not want to enter alternative text, select None (for decoration images).

Image caption (displayed below image)

Here you can enter text that appears as a caption directly below the image.

Get from caption (metadata)

When the user uploads an image to the image archive, they can enter a caption in the metadata tab for the image. Read more about this under Image archive.

If there is a caption for the image in question with metadata, you can select this option; otherwise, it will say ‘Caption missing’.

The point of this is to save the user from having to fill in a caption every time the image is used. Instead, fill in a good caption in the metadata field when you upload the image.

Specify custom

Fill in your own caption here, which will be displayed below the image.

None

If you do not want to display a caption, select None.

Image source

Here you can enter text that will be displayed as a caption directly below the image. If you already have a caption, it will be added as an additional sentence.

Ger from image source (metadata)

When the user uploads an image to the image archive, it is possible to specify an image source on the metadata tab for the image. Read more about this under Image archive.

If there is an image source for the current image with metadata, you can select this option.

The point of this is to save the user from having to fill in an image source every time the image is used. Instead, fill in a good image source in the metadata field when you upload the image.

Image source prefix

Tick the box to specify the prefix for the image source. For example, Photographer.

Specify custom

Enter your own image source here, which will be displayed below the image.

None

If you do not want to display an image source, select None.