# Captions for Gallery - do they work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [October 5, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539 "2025-10-05T16:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/1 "2025-10-05T16:53:54Z")
Captions for Gallery - has anybody got them working ? Thanks Jol ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/2 "2025-10-06T09:36:10Z")
Am concluding that it doesn’t work … yet ? ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/2/d2cfefd5a57e4d37fde2659fe017f818a68c45ce.png) ---
**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/3 "2025-10-06T10:19:36Z")
Only with thumbnails. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/4 "2025-10-06T10:22:07Z")
You have them working with thumbnails ? ---
**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/5 "2025-10-06T10:47:07Z")
I could do but turned them off. I see you have them turned on from your screen shot above. You also have to add the caption to the images. So open the resources directory that they are in and click on the image. Assuming you have the same set up as me you need to then click on the i button at far right and then add the caption - ![Untitled](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/1/d/1d7085eb20ca477c7f09d5371e28b41c02e1713e.jpeg) I cannot get it to work for the full size picture so don’t use captions, in fact I just use image sliders now waiting patiently for a better method of displaying a group of photos like I had in RW. (The full stop at the end of the caption was some some SEO suggestion but looks naff so will delete if I ever use the captions). ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/6 "2025-10-06T10:54:19Z")
Great thank you JB. Hard to find what to do if you dont know Agree it works now but not in main image and not very flexible at all Cheers, Jol ---
**Author:** ![Namir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a6a055/32.png) [@Namir](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Namir)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/7 "2025-10-06T11:12:23Z")
They don’t work like in some of the more advanced Classic gallery stacks. One way around is to setup the gallery as a collection of modals. One modal per image, then you can add text blocks to the image. When you click the modal thumbnail the “Lightbox” view will show together with any text/captions you have added. Haven’t gotten around to checking out a “hover” caption yet. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/8 "2025-10-06T11:46:06Z")
Interesting, thanks Namir !! ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/9 "2025-10-06T16:00:12Z")
> **[Ryder and Yates Gallery](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/2025/ryder_and_yates/slideshow/)** > > Ryder and Yates Architectural Gallery Here’s my initial gallery … looking ok - however would like option to see the ‘Caption’ when image is zoomed-up. ---
**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/10 "2025-10-06T18:18:55Z")
Was enjoying some of the brutalist architecture in your gallery, shown best in black and white, then I noticed a random colour photo. Then I noticed you have that same Gas Research photo twice in there. I do like the way you have styled the captions. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/captions-for-gallery-do-they-work/51539/11 "2025-10-06T20:03:58Z")
Many thanks JB - I’ll go through your suggestions in the morning !! Jol