Image properties

Overview

After you have uploaded an image in a Sitefinity NextGen library, you can configure or modify various properties of the image.

To do this, perform the following:

  1. On Images page, open the library where the image is located.
  2. Locate and click the image.
    The Image properties page appears.

You can change the following properties:

Replace the image or change the title

  • Change the image, by clicking Settings (Image settings) » Replace file.
  • Change the title of the image, by entering a new title in Title input field.
  • Change or enter alternative text for the image, using the Alternative text field.
    The text that you enter in Alternative text is used for accessibility reasons and by search engines.
  • Change the library that the image belongs to by clicking Edit (Edit) button and selecting the new library in the dropdown box that appears.

Edit image details

To add details to the image, expand Details section.
The following input fields appear:

  • Author
    Enter an author of the image or edit the existing one.
  • Description
    The description you enter in this input field appears as a tooltip for the image in browsers that support ToolTips feature. When the image is opened, the description appears under the image.

Edit image URLs

By expanding More options, you can change the following:

  • The automatically generated URL of the image.
    Under URL, click Edit (Edit) and enter a new URL name.
  • The additional URLs for the image.
    Under Additional URLs, click Add (Add additional URL), enter the URLs one per line, and press ENTER.
    Use the following convention /images/<URL name>
  • The automatically generated URL of the image file.
    To change it, under URL to file, click Edit (Edit) and enter a new URL.
  • The additional URLs for the image file.
    Click Edit (Add additional URL), enter the URLs one per line, and press ENTER.
    Use the following convention /images/<URL name>

Was this article helpful?

Next article

Image actions