Guide on How to Add Image Credits in WordPress
Adding image credits in WordPress helps users know about the original creator of the image you have on your site. This shows good faith and also protects you from being sued. In this post we shall be looking at the steps you need to take to add an image credit on your WordPress website.
When and why to add image credits?
Images make your website more appealing. You cannot, however, simply copy an image from any website and use it as your own. All the images you see online are protected by copyright laws. You can use them only with permission from copyright owners. While some photographers release their images under licenses, others have licenses that only require you to give proper credit to the original creator and that’s all.
Why add image credit?
Adding image credits in WordPress helps you comply with the copyright laws and avoid legal issues for copyright infringement. Adding the credit is a show of respect for the person who created the image.
How to add image credit in WordPress
It is easy to add image credit under an image on WordPress. The first thing you need to do is upload the image to your page or post. You need to create an image block then click upload button to choose the image from your computer. The uploaded image will appear on the post editor once it is uploaded. There is a prompt for ‘Write a caption’ below the image. You can use the caption to describe the image or simply add image credit. You can add the link to the original source here too. Save changes and you are done.
How to find license information and image credit
Most of the images online don’t have licensing information. This simply means you do not have permission to use them. There are, however, many websites where you can find images to use. With most of these sites you have to provide image credit or attribution. The image download page has information on license information or image credit.
How to avoid giving image credits on your WordPress website
Most licenses explicitly require you to give link back to the original source. The problem is that giving links is problematic since in most cases the link is not relevant. To avoid giving image credit you should consider using the royalty-free stock photo sites. These are sites that don’t require you to give image credit. Some of the best free stock photo websites are Unsplash.com, Pixabay.com, PublicDomainArchive.com, Picjumbo.com and nos.twnsnd.co.