The links in this article are broken, there are no instructions on "how to" add image captions, and I am at a lost as to how to do this. No wonder I am struggling to learn how to use Substack. Either take these old articles down or keep them updated....PLEASE and thank you!
Dear Santa, please help the Substack developers prioritize the basics (like text wrapping around images). That's all I want for Christmas and since it's May when I'm writing this, I'm hopeful you and the elves will have adequate time to work on my request.
As of today (6/10/23) this feature appears to be broken, and furthermore I can no longer find a place on Substack's web site to submit a bug report. This morning I tried to submit a new article. The ellipsise that formerly appeared at the upper right of all images seems to be gone. I found a way to trick one image into adding text as a caption (which was to add the text the image and then backspace before the first character), but this worked only for the first image in the article. So now my article is stuck in "draft" until you fix this.
Shortly after writing this, I was editing an image and the ellipsis was there, so since then I've had no problem. I don't know whether this was a bug or whether I was spacing out when I thought they were missing. I wouldn't know what any of this has to do with disabled people.
Thank you for this and I can't wait to try it out tomorrow for my daily newsletter. This is the missing piece for me, and I'm so glad to have this functionality.
Great addition, but I noticed this afternoon it seems to be adding too much white space under the photo when you DON'T add a caption. At least in the drafting page.
I've been using captions a lot, and they look great on the website version, but in the emails they appear pretty far below the picture. A lot of white space in between - which is extra confusing if you then have another photo right after, you can't tell which photo the text is captioning. Possible to tweak?
One more thing: I’ve been toying around with the idea of moving from my Wordpress blog to Substack full-time and so I want to know if captions in those wordpress posts would also be imported now that the feature is here?
Most frustrating thing. I’m starting to think it’s not worth it. I’m spending more time trying to figure out the technology than I am writing. I spent years working with publishing software, and basic tools don’t seem to be available here.
The links in this article are broken, there are no instructions on "how to" add image captions, and I am at a lost as to how to do this. No wonder I am struggling to learn how to use Substack. Either take these old articles down or keep them updated....PLEASE and thank you!
I just experienced the same frustration.
I experimented and found if you click an image in edit mode, 3 dots appear in the top right. Click those.
Thank you!! Is it only in edit mode or when you publish a new post? I am struggling😅
yes, thank you! It took time but I figured it out as well. Best of luck with your Substack!
Now do text wrapping. ;)
Dear Santa, please help the Substack developers prioritize the basics (like text wrapping around images). That's all I want for Christmas and since it's May when I'm writing this, I'm hopeful you and the elves will have adequate time to work on my request.
Yes, text wrap. It's basic layout stuff.
Glad for the addition. I was confused why this wasn't available from the get-go, as a web accessibility standards that's existed since the 1.0 days.
As of today (6/10/23) this feature appears to be broken, and furthermore I can no longer find a place on Substack's web site to submit a bug report. This morning I tried to submit a new article. The ellipsise that formerly appeared at the upper right of all images seems to be gone. I found a way to trick one image into adding text as a caption (which was to add the text the image and then backspace before the first character), but this worked only for the first image in the article. So now my article is stuck in "draft" until you fix this.
Dear June 2023, did you ever discover an answer or does Substack hate disabled people?
Shortly after writing this, I was editing an image and the ellipsis was there, so since then I've had no problem. I don't know whether this was a bug or whether I was spacing out when I thought they were missing. I wouldn't know what any of this has to do with disabled people.
Oh jeez. You’re a Trumpist. Now it makes sense why you wouldn’t know what I was talking about. Ewwww.
Alt text. Accessibility for the visually impaired.
Can we add hyperlinks to the captions so we can properly source the photos?
I just tested it on one of my posts, you can format the caption like any other text: make it bold, italicize or add links.
Thank you for this and I can't wait to try it out tomorrow for my daily newsletter. This is the missing piece for me, and I'm so glad to have this functionality.
Great addition, but I noticed this afternoon it seems to be adding too much white space under the photo when you DON'T add a caption. At least in the drafting page.
💥 goes the 🧨.
It would be great if we could add captions to individual images in a gallery. Right now, we can only add a caption to the gallery itself.
Can a widget be added so that subscribers can add images to their comments?
I've been using captions a lot, and they look great on the website version, but in the emails they appear pretty far below the picture. A lot of white space in between - which is extra confusing if you then have another photo right after, you can't tell which photo the text is captioning. Possible to tweak?
I'm having exactly the same problem. Any advice?
One of the finest examples of better late than never! So glad to have this. Next, add keyboard shortcuts for Headings. :)
One more thing: I’ve been toying around with the idea of moving from my Wordpress blog to Substack full-time and so I want to know if captions in those wordpress posts would also be imported now that the feature is here?
This is fantastic. We should all caption dog photos in our substacks
This is great for attribution and hopefully for SEO too.
How?
Most frustrating thing. I’m starting to think it’s not worth it. I’m spending more time trying to figure out the technology than I am writing. I spent years working with publishing software, and basic tools don’t seem to be available here.