Photos
Photos for your site, each with a title, a caption, who took it and a description for people who can't see it.
Use it when
Use it when you want a set of photos on your website, such as your space, your work or your events, each with its own caption and credit.
Use something else when
For finished jobs with a before and an after photo, use Projects. For videos, use Videos.
How to add it
- Open your site in My Sites.
- Under its sidebar, press Add item.
- Press Add to site.
- Choose Photos and keep New table, or reuse a compatible existing table.
- Check the public columns, then press Review changes.
- Check the changes and press Apply.
The table appears in this site's sidebar, not as a separate app sidebar feature. See Photos on your site for settings and putting it on a page. No existing rows are copied or published.
How to add a photo
- Open Photos, or the name you gave it.
- Press New photo. If you renamed the table, the button may say something else.
- Under Title, type a name for the photo.
- Under Photo, press Choose photos and pick or upload the picture. Fill in the Caption and Photo credit if you want.
- Press Create photo.
You see Photo created, and the photo is in your list.
What it adds or changes
- Opens as: Table
- Columns: Title · Photo · Caption · Photo credit · Image description · Order
- Works with: Data on your site
Creates an empty table · no rows or automations
It adds a table with these columns:
| Column | Type | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text | |
| Photo | images | |
| Caption | text | |
| Photo credit | text | |
| Image description | text | |
| Order | integer |
Settings
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Label | The name of the photos table created in this business. | Photos |
Example
Riverside Community Garden, a fictional charity, adds "Harvest day", a photo from Drive, the caption "Volunteers picking the last of the squash", the credit "Photo by Ana Ruiz" and the description "Three people in a vegetable bed holding orange squash", Order 1.
Limits
- Photos aren't copied in from your website or social accounts. Add each one from Drive yourself.
- Applying the preset twice makes two tables; apply it once and keep adding rows.