{"id":38357,"date":"2022-06-11T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=38357"},"modified":"2022-06-10T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:11:12","slug":"how-to-add-image-credits-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-add-image-credits-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Image Credits in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With image plagiarism being a real and frequent internet problem in the past years, proper image crediting has become more important than ever. Just like you would protect your image property by, say, <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/watermark-to-images-in-wordpress\/\">inserting image watermarks<\/a> to your site, adding image credits to pictures that don\u2019t belong to you is just as, if not even more, necessary nowadays. By doing so, not only do you give well-deserved shout-outs to their legitimate owners, but you also protect yourself from running into any potential legal troubles.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]This time around, we\u2019ve decided to <strong>explore the topic of image credits and talk about how to properly add them to your WordPress website<\/strong>. In addition, we will explain further <strong>why you should include credits on images<\/strong> in the first place, as well as mention some of the potential issues you can run into if you don\u2019t.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Stay tuned as we cover:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-is-adding-image-credits-important\">Why Is Adding Image Credits Important?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#adding-image-credits-in-wordpress-using-gutenberg\">Adding Image Credits in WordPress Using Gutenberg<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#finding-the-image-credit-information-on-photo-websites\">Finding the Image Credit Information on Photo Websites<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-is-adding-image-credits-important\"><\/a>Why Is Adding Image Credits Important?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Is-Adding-Image-Credits-Important.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Why Is Adding Image Credits Important\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Is-Adding-Image-Credits-Important.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Is-Adding-Image-Credits-Important-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Is-Adding-Image-Credits-Important-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Is-Adding-Image-Credits-Important-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]When it comes to images that are being put up on the web, all of them have <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/quick-guide-to-copyright-for-website-owners\/\">copyright protection<\/a>. In other words, you can\u2019t use images created by other respective owners unless they give you their approval for it. And this applies to all images \u2013 no matter if they have visible copyright announcements set in place or not.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Now, even though many image owners allow their work to be used without giving any credit, a lot of them still demand that you use their images under certain conditions only. This usually applies to pictures under the creative commons (cc) license, which means you are required to provide appropriate image credits where needed, i.e. the name of the creator. Sometimes you should also insert specific links that usually lead back to the original image source. In that case, you should make sure to comply with their requests not only to respect the copyright law itself but also to do so out of respect for all their creative work and efforts. In that way, you avoid running into any legal issues with these image owners and also remain considerate by giving attribution where it\u2019s required.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So, long story short, you should always look whether the original image creators oblige you to add credits when using their images. By doing so, you can avoid facing some grave consequences, like being sued for violating copyright laws and losing money and even your brand reputation in the process.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"adding-image-credits-in-wordpress-using-gutenberg\"><\/a>Adding Image Credits in WordPress Using Gutenberg<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thanks to the highly flexible <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/introduction-to-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor\/\">Gutenberg block editor<\/a>, adding image credits on your WordPress site is quite simple. In other words, you don\u2018t have to <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin\/\">install any plugin<\/a> to do this. Using the built-in image block functionality that comes with Gutenberg will be more than enough.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]After you head to the desired page or post edit, you need to add your image to it first. You can easily do this by <strong>hitting the (+) (\u201cAdd block\u201d) button and finding an image block. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-Image-Gutenberg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Add Image Gutenberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-Image-Gutenberg.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-Image-Gutenberg-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-Image-Gutenberg-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-Image-Gutenberg-620x343.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Then, <strong>click on the <em>Upload<\/em> button and add the image you want<\/strong>. You can either use the image from your computer or add the one that\u2019s already located in the media library.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Image Block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Right after inserting your image, you will see that it instantly shows up in your page\/post editor. Underneath this image, <strong>you will be able to see the text called \u201cAdd caption\u201d<\/strong>. You can <strong>use this caption to add the appropriate photo credit<\/strong> to your image.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Add-Caption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Image Block Add Caption\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Add-Caption.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Add-Caption-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Add-Caption-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Add-Caption-620x383.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Simply insert the credit text (located in the caption field) and see if the image owner also requires you to add a link that leads to the original source. If yes, you should include that in your caption as well by <strong>using the \u201cLink\u201d button.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Link-Insert.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Image Block Link Insert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Link-Insert.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Link-Insert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Link-Insert-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Image-Block-Link-Insert-620x414.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]And that\u2019s it. Just make sure to <strong>hit the <em>Update\/Publish<\/em> button<\/strong> after you are finished with adding your image credit and editing the rest of the page\/post.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"finding-the-image-credit-information-on-photo-websites\"><\/a>Finding the Image Credit Information on Photo Websites<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If an image does not have licensing or credit information, then more often than not, this means that you can\u2019t add this image to your site. Credit and licensing information on websites that contain downloadable images are typically available on the download page of the image itself. Oftentimes, the owners of these images expect users to leave proper credit and\/or add a link back to the original source.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]That being said, there are also many great <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/sites-for-free-stock-photos\/\">stock photo sites<\/a> you can use to find all sorts of images that you will be allowed to use completely for free, with no attribution required. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixabay<\/a> is one such website that has a license that allows you to use and modify its images completely for free. However, even though attribution is not necessary, it is still more than welcome.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can see that the license and credit information on Pixabay is located right below the download button. In addition, you can click on the link called \u201cPixabay License\u201d to learn more about the license information itself.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Photo-Credit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Photo Credit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Photo-Credit.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Photo-Credit-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Photo-Credit-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Photo-Credit-620x315.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, even though there are certainly plenty of great stock sites out there, finding a photo that will best fit with the subject of your content and its overall tone and style can be a challenging and arduous process. Still, you can greatly speed things up by using a <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-wordpress-plugins-for-finding-stock-photos\/\">plugin for finding stock photos<\/a>. Many of these plugins will allow you to <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-find-stock-photos-from-wordpress-dashboard\/\">find photos directly from your dashboard<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Images are always a great way to enhance the visual appearance of your site and capture the attention of your visitors. That being said, you can\u2019t always put up any image that\u2019s available on the web. With constant plagiarism and legal issues that threaten website owners left and right, giving credit where that credit is due has become more important than ever. Luckily, adding image credits in WordPress is easy as it can get thanks to the practical Gutenberg image block. Just follow the instructions we shared with you above, and you\u2019ll be able to quickly add credits to any picture using the image block\u2019s \u201cAdd caption\u201d option.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]And one final note before we go \u2013 no matter what website you end up using images from, make sure to always read the license information carefully to see whether adding proper credits is a requirement or just a welcome act of appreciation. By doing so, you can only prevent your website from running into any legal issues that have the potential to hurt your business and brand reputation in the long run.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are all the necessary steps you need to take to properly add image credits to your WordPress site and protect yourself from any potential legal issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[61,4,13],"class_list":["post-38357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-images","tag-tips","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}