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Featured Image Block with Caption

WordPress plugin that adds the ability to show a caption in the Featured Image block via the same "Add caption" block toolbar button available on the Image block. Image captions must be edited in the Media Library. This is a prototype to implement https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/40946

by Weston Ruter · github.com/westonruter/featured-image-block-with-caption · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/westonruter/featured-image-block-with-caption/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/westonruter/featured-image-block-with-caption ↗

Description

This plugin adds the ability to show a caption in the Featured Image block via the same "Add caption" block toolbar button available on the Image block. Image captions must be edited in the Media Library.

This is a prototype to implement gutenberg#40946.

See writeup: Adding Caption & Lightbox to the Featured Image Block.

Installation

  1. Download the plugin ZIP from GitHub or if you have a local clone of the repo run npm run plugin-zip.
  2. Visit Plugins > Add New Plugin in the WordPress Admin.
  3. Click Upload Plugin.
  4. Select the featured-image-block-with-caption.zip file on your system from step 1 and click Install Now.
  5. Click the Activate Plugin button.

You may also install and update via Git Updater.

Changelog

0.1.0

  • Initial release.