{"id":3612,"date":"2024-12-11T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/?page_id=3612"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:08:24","slug":"images-and-photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/web-development-and-experience\/montclair-edu-website-framework\/images-and-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Images and Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saving Images for the Web<\/h2>\n

When you upload an image to the website it should be resized and saved appropriately for the web. See Saving Images for the Web<\/a> for instructions and information about the different file formats we support.<\/p>\n

Caption Shortcode<\/h2>\n

When you place an image on a page, it’s best to wrap the image in a caption<\/strong> shortcode. This will tell the website that the image should be dynamically scaled to fit the space available.<\/p>\n

If you provide text in the caption <\/strong>shortcode, it will display at the bottom of the image – but this text is optional.<\/p>\n

ALT Attribute<\/h2>\n

When you upload an image to the website you must supply an ALT attribute in the media library. (You will be brought to this screen automatically after uploading an image.)<\/p>\n

The ALT attribute will be read aloud to visitors who use screen readers. You should describe the image succinctly – no more than one sentence. If you need more space to describe the image, use the caption <\/strong>shortcode.<\/p>\n

Photo Selection<\/h2>\n

Any photos you use on the University website and social media<\/em> must be owned by the University or be used in accordance with applicable copyright laws.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whenever you choose photos, artwork, clipart, or other artistic works for use on the University\u2019s many digital channels (websites, calendars, blogs, newsletters, AND social media accounts, etc.) you must acquire the appropriate rights to use those works. If you do not acquire these rights, your department, college, school, and the University are vulnerable to legal action.<\/strong> Please see the Content Creators\u2019 Guide to Photo and Image Licensing<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

University Communications has a collection of photos<\/a> available for use on the University website that are free for you to use.<\/p>\n

If you search for images using Google Image Search, make sure you select “Labeled for reuse” from the “Usage Rights” menu to filter out copyrighted images.<\/p>\n

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Wikimedia Commons<\/a> is also an excellent source for freely-usable stock photography.<\/p>\n

Some things to keep in mind when selecting photos:<\/p>\n