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Basic information

The Photo gallery content type lets you display a collection of compelling images that might be tied to a particular region, topic, or event.

This article explains how to create a new Photo gallery from Pangea CMS.

Go to Create > Multimedia > Photo gallery to create a new Photo gallery.



Create the main title and URL slug

Via General > Title, create the main title for the Photo gallery.

After you create the title, we suggest creating a URL slug. The URL slug is included in the URL for the Photo gallery page. Creating a URL slug for a content page improves usability and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Create a URL slug via General > URL slug. For detailed information, see the following article:



Select Categories

You cannot save the Photo gallery until it is added to at least one Category. Categories in Pangea CMS organize the content on your site by topic. For example, your site might have a "Politics" Category for all content relating to politics.

Go to General > Categories to add the Photo gallery to one or more Categories.

If you select multiple Categories, select one Primary Category. Click your chosen Primary Category so it is marked blue.

For detailed information, see the following article:



Add images

To add images to the Photo gallery, go to Images > Add images.

You might add the following images:

  • Internal images: Images that have been manually uploaded to Pangea CMS by you or another CMS user.
  • External images: Images from the following external agencies:
    • AFP (Agence France-Presse)
    • AP (Associated Press)
    • Reuters

To search for an image, select the relevant tab:

  • Internal: Search for an internal image.
  • External: Search for an external image.

For information about running an image search in Pangea CMS, see the following article:



Crop images

By default, every image in a Photo gallery is displayed in full with no cropping. This includes vertical images and other images that use a non-standard aspect ratio.

If you do not want to display an image in full, hit the Crop the image button to manually crop the image.



Add captions

The caption is displayed directly below the image on the public site. An effective caption provides context for the image and explains its relevance on the page.

For each image, add the caption in the Caption box. The English Title for the image is prefilled by default as the caption. However, it is important to create a custom caption in the local language for your site.

The following additional information is provided to help you formulate the caption and will not be visible on the public site:

  • (A): Metadata: The metadata for the image.
  • (B): Description: The internal image description.

If necessary, hit Restore to default to revert the caption back to its default value (the default value is the English Title for the image).



Reorder images

To change the position of an image in a Photo gallery, use the drop-down menu in the bottom-left corner of the box. For example, if you select 1, the image is positioned first.



Choose a website teaser image

The website teaser image for a Photo gallery is displayed when the page is promoted on the public site (for example, in the search results and on widgets).

By default, the first image in the Photo gallery is used as the website teaser image.

If preferred, go to the Website teaser settings and select a custom website teaser image. Add your preferred image under Horizontal image and Vertical image.



Manage sensitive content

Tick the box next to Contains sensitive content if an image might be offensive, disturbing, or upsetting for certain audiences. If this option is ticked, the image is censored on the public site. To view the image, a visitor must first hit Click to reveal.

If you add a sensitive content warning for the first image in a Photo gallery, you will need to add a custom website teaser image before you can save the page. For more details, see the following article:



Manage other settings

The following settings are available in the left panel and might also be helpful:

  • Website teaser: Customize the website teaser for the Photo gallery.
  • Social media: Customize the social media teaser for the Photo gallery.
  • Authors: Add one or more authors to the Photo gallery.
  • Tags: Add Tags to organize content internally.



Save and publish content

For detailed information about saving and publishing content pages in Pangea CMS, see the following article:


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