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Create a Photo gallery

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Basic information

This article explains how to create and publish a new Photo gallery from Pangea CMS. To get started, go to Create > Multimedia > Photo gallery.

What is a Photo gallery?

The Photo gallery content type allows you to showcase a curated collection of visually compelling photos, often centered around a specific event, location, or theme.

After you publish a new Photo gallery:

  • The Photo gallery is published on its own dedicated content page. It can be shared and promoted on widgets like any other content page.
  • You can embed the Photo gallery directly into text content pages. Readers can explore all the photos inside a carousel without leaving the content page.

To learn how to directly embed a Photo gallery, visit the alternative article below:



Upload images

Before you start creating a Photo gallery, you might need to upload images to the Pangea The Graphic Database (GDB) is the centralized image library in Pangea CMS. All images on Pangea websites come from the GDB. From Pangea CMS, users can browse the existing images or upload new ones. Learn more. (GDB).

For detailed instructions on how to upload images, see the following article:

If you don't have images to upload, you might browse and use the following images:

  • Internal: Images previously uploaded by other Pangea CMS users.
  • External: Images from supported external wire agencies.

You should be able to legally use any image that you find in the GDB. To ensure copyright compliance, the Source is automatically displayed with every published image on the public site.



Add General settings

Select General to add the general settings for the Photo gallery.

You won't be able to save the Photo gallery until you add the following required settings:

  • Title
  • Categories

Find more details below:

Via General > Title, add the General title for the Photo gallery.

The General title will be displayed as the headline on the published Photo gallery page. This text is also used as the meta title for the page. The meta title is visible for search engines (such as Google) and is normally displayed as the clickable headline on search engine results pages. For more details, visit the following article:

Every content page must have at least one Category. Categories act like folders on your computer, where items are stored and organized. A Category is normally a topic, such as 'Politics' or 'Sport'. For each content page, you can add one or more Categories. To get started, go to General > Categories.

Set the Primary Category

If you add multiple Categories, you need to set one Primary Category. Click the badge for your chosen Primary Category, so that it is marked blue. All other Categories will be added as Secondary Categories (marked gray).

The name of the Primary Category will be shown on the published Photo gallery page. For detailed information about the significance of Primary and Secondary Categories, visit the following article:

The following settings are not required, but we strongly recommend filling them for every content page:

  • Introduction
  • URL slug

Find more details below:

The introduction for a content page builds on the title by offering readers more details about the topic of the story. It may appear on various public-facing pages, helping to inform and attract potential readers. A well-crafted introduction sparks curiosity and encourages engagement with your content.

Via General > Introduction, add an introduction for the Photo gallery. To display the introduction on the Photo gallery page, tick Display introduction. When this option is ticked, the introduction is displayed below the title on the page.

NOTE: Even if Display introduction is not ticked, the introduction may still be displayed on other public-facing pages.

You can add a URL slug, which will be included in the URL for the Photo gallery page. This improves usability by telling users where they will go after clicking the link. URL slugs can also help your pages to rank more highly on search engine results pages.

Create a URL slug via General > URL slug.

Follow the guidelines below:

  • Use the local language for your site.
  • Use clear, human-readable language.
  • Separate words with hyphens ('new-york' not 'newyork').

The content of the URL slug should be similar to the General title. However, it does not need to match the title exactly. Try to keep the URL slug concise. This means:

  • Include just words that are essential to convey meaning.
  • Do not include words with no semantic value (such as 'a' and 'the').
  • Do not include prepositions and linking words (such as 'and', 'of', and 'at')

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Add photos

Select Images > Add images to start adding photos to the Photo gallery.

For more details, go to the sections below:


Search photos

NOTE: You can search and attach images from the Pangea Graphic Database.

On the Search & attach dialog, run an image search to find the photos you want to include in the Photo gallery. Follow these basic steps:

  1. If needed, hit Clear to clear any existing search filters.
  2. Enter keywords and adjust the filters according to your needs.
  3. Hit Search.

The results refresh to match your search criteria.

Keyword search in Pangea CMS works as follows:

  • The results will show all valid images with a match for your keywords in at least one of the following fields:
    • Title
    • Description
  • You can enter a single keyword or a phrase. If you enter a phrase, consider surrounding the phrase with quotes ("") for more precise results. For example, if you enter "cats are wonderful creatures" (with quotes), the results will include only items that contain this exact phrase. If you enter the same phrase without quotes, the results might also show items that contain all these keywords separately in a different order.
  • The results will only show items with an exact match for your search query. For example, if you enter "Zelenskyy", your results will not show items that use other spellings (such as "Zelensky" or "Zelenskyi").
  • For most images, the Title is provided in English. For this reason, you normally need to search in English. The image Description might also include text in other languages (if this data was manually provided at upload).

For detailed information on how to run an image search in Pangea CMS, visit the following article:


Attach photos

On the Search & attach dialog, attach the photos you want to include in the Photo gallery. To attach an image, click the + Attach button in the box for the image. The image is then added to the Attached items list.

The following options are available for attached items:

  • Reorder: Reorder items using drag and drop.
  • Remove: Hit the Remove button to remove an attached item.

When you are ready, hit Save. After you perform this action, the attached photos will be added to the Photo gallery edit page, and you will be able to add the captions.



Add captions

A caption is a brief text, shown beneath an image. In galleries, captions play a key role in storytelling. You can use this space to:

  • Highlight the significance of a particular moment.
  • Provide context to aid understanding.
  • Identify individuals.
  • Specify details like the location or date.

For every photo, add a caption in the Caption box. The default English caption is automatically prefilled here. However, you need to craft a custom caption in your local language. Your custom caption will only be shown in the current Photo gallery and won't overwrite the default caption.

The following additional information is provided with each photo 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.

Hit Restore to default to show the default English caption in the Caption box. This option is useful if you deleted the default caption, but you want to see it again. If you restore the default caption, any custom text in the Caption box will be overwritten.



Add alt text

Alt text is a short and simple description of what is directly visible in an image. It's included in the source code for the image and isn't normally visible on the page itself. The image alt text might be used in the following ways:

  • Screen readers read alt text aloud for visitors who are unable to see the page (including visitors who are visually impaired).
  • If the image fails to load, the alt text is displayed on the page instead of the image.
  • Alt text helps search engines to 'see' the image. Effective alt text can help your images to rank more highly in image searches.

For detailed information with examples, visit the following article:

For every photo, you can add alt text in the Alt text box. Adding alt text is optional. If you do not add alt text, the caption will be used as the alt text.

NOTE: We generally don't recommend using the caption as the alt text. Alt text replaces the image, so it should describe just what is directly visible. (A few words is normally sufficient.) The caption is displayed alongside the image on the public site, so it should do more than simply repeat what is already visible in the image.



Reorder photos

The photo order in Pangea CMS determines the order in the published gallery. To change a photo’s position, use the selector at the bottom of the photo settings. For example, selecting 1 will place the photo first in the gallery.



Add a sensitive content warning

You can add a sensitive content warning to an individual photo. We recommend adding a sensitive content warning if the photo shows scenes that might be upsetting or offensive for certain audiences. This might apply for photos depicting:

  • Violence or the aftermath of violent incidents
  • Abuse or cruelty
  • Disturbing or traumatic situations
  • Sensitive cultural or religious content

To add a warning, tick Contains sensitive content.

When this option is enabled, the photo is hidden by default in the gallery and covered with a short disclaimer. Visitors can choose to manually reveal the photo.

If the first photo in the gallery has a sensitive content warning, you will need to add a custom Teaser image or change the position of the photo. This is because the first image is used by default as the Teaser image. The Teaser image will be displayed on other pages (for example, on widgets), where it is not possible to show the warning.



Set a custom Teaser image

By default, the first image is used as the Teaser image for the Photo gallery. This image will be shown in the A teaser is a simple preview that appears when a story is shared or promoted on another page (similar to a rich link). For example, if a story is featured on a homepage widget, the widget displays a brief teaser to represent the story. for the Photo gallery on other pages.

If preferred, add a custom Teaser image in the Website teaser settings.

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Add authors

By consistently showing author names on content pages, you help to demonstrate authority and build trust with your audience. For a Photo gallery, the authors are normally the people who physically took the photos.

Select one or more author names via Authors, contributors > Authors.

Select names from the approved authors list for your site. You cannot use authors from other sites. To learn how to add a new name to the approved authors list, visit the following article:



Manage the status and publish

In Pangea CMS, a Photo gallery might have one of the following internal publication statuses:

  • Draft: The page is not published and is not accessible on the public site. The content is still in progress and is not yet ready for editorial review.
  • Edited: The page is not published and is not accessible on the public site. The first draft of the content is ready and waiting for editorial review.
  • Published: The page is published and is accessible on the public site.

Change the status using the selector at the top of the edit page. For example, to change the status from Draft to Edited:

  1. Select Edited in the selector.
  2. Hit Save or Save & close.

The Photo gallery is now saved in Pangea CMS with the Edited status.

When you are ready to publish the Photo gallery, two options are available:

  • Publish immediately.
  • Schedule publication for a set time and date in the future.

For detailed information about the publication options, visit the following article:


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