{"id":549,"date":"2022-01-06T18:50:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T13:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/?p=549"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:38:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T06:08:36","slug":"how-to-add-captions-to-featured-images-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-add-captions-to-featured-images-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Captions to Featured Images in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

An image caption is a short text that appears under an image. It gives additional information that clarifies the visitors about the image.\u00a0<\/span>The caption seems to be small things, but they can grab more attention from readers than the regular text. Go through the text to know how to add captions to featured images in WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need of captions to featured images?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Almost all WordPress themes come with a featured image option. Adding a featured image to your post can engage the visitors, and it looks more appealing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding captions to images is a great feature for web management, and it is also good for SEO purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we upload a featured image, we get the option to add a caption and description, on the sidebar.<\/p>\n

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But when the image is shown on our website it does not display the caption. This is because the theme we are using does not support captions.<\/p>\n

Therefore we are here to help you add captions to the featured image.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adding Captions to Featured Images in WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the theme does not contain a feature image caption option, we can use plugins to add captions to featured images in WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n

FSM Custom Featured Image Caption plugin<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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First, install and activate the FSM Custom Featured Image caption<\/a> plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to plugins >> add new >> search FSM Custom Featured Image caption plugin >> install >> activate.<\/span><\/p>\n

After activation, go to the Settings \u00bb FSM Custom Featured Image Caption page to configure the plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you want to show the featured image captions on the front page of your WordPress website, then tick the \u2018Show image captions in lists\u2019 checkbox. <\/span>You can now save the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are before and after screenshots.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Featured Image Caption plugin<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Featured Image Caption<\/a> plugin easily adds and displays a caption for the featured image of a post.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, install and activate the plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to plugins >> add new >> search Featured Image caption plugin >> install >> activate.<\/span><\/p>\n

After activation, you can review the plugin options in Settings >> Featured Image Caption.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After this, you will get a new Featured Image Caption option displayed on the editor’s sidebar.<\/p>\n

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To wrap up-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This write-up explains How to Add Captions to Featured Images in WordPress. You can use different plugins to add captions to your image. Here, we have discussed FSM Custom Featured Image Caption plugin and Featured Image Caption plugin. We hope this helps!<\/span><\/p>\n

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An image caption is a short text that appears under an image. It gives additional information that clarifies the visitors about the image.\u00a0The caption seems to be small things, but they can grab more attention from readers than the regular text. Go through the text to know how to add captions to featured images in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wp-tutorials"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Add Captions to Featured Images in WordPress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This article explains Adding Captions to Featured Images in WordPress. 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