Image Captions
Captions let you add titles, credits, or descriptions to your images. New Salon ships with five ready-made styles, and a Custom editor for when you want full control.
Captions come from each image's alt text. Set the text once per image, then pick a style to control how it looks across the whole section.
Picking a style
Select an image section and open the Image & Caption Style panel. You'll see a gallery of five styles, each with a live preview. Click one to apply it instantly to every image in the section — the active style shows a checkmark.
The default is Caption Below.
| Style | What it does |
|---|---|
| Plain | Just the image, no caption shown |
| Caption Below | Image with the caption underneath |
| Subtle Overlay | Caption sits on the image with a transparent background |
| Card Style | Image and caption together in a bordered card |
| Minimal | Clean image with a small caption that appears on hover |
Each style sets the caption placement, card framing, and when the caption is visible. Pick the one closest to what you want, then refine it in the Custom editor if needed.
Custom editor
For finer control, click Custom in the top-right of the style panel. This opens the caption theme editor, organized into three tabs.
General
- Theme Name — name your custom style.
- Layout — where the caption sits: Plain (no caption), Caption Below, or Caption Overlay.
Card Style
Controls the frame around the image:
- Corner Radius — round the card's corners (0–20px).
- Border — toggle a border on, then set its Width and Color.
- Shadow — toggle a drop shadow on, then adjust its Blur and Opacity.
Caption
Controls the caption text itself:
- Display — Always, On Hover, or Hide.
- Overlay Position — Top or Bottom (shown only when the layout is Caption Overlay).
- Font Size — 8–24px.
- Text Color and Background Color.
- Opacity — fade the caption from 0 to 100%.
Use the Preview button to see your changes on a sample image as you edit.
Saving
Click Save to keep your changes.
- Editing one of the five built-in styles creates a new custom style (named "Custom …") so the originals stay intact.
- Your own custom styles update in place. You can delete a custom style with the trash icon — built-in styles can't be deleted.
Tips
- Set good alt text on every image — it's used as the caption and helps with SEO and accessibility.
- Styles apply per section, so different galleries on the same page can use different caption looks.
- Leaving edit mode clears the cache and publishes your changes. Use Stop Editing (or the Preview pencil icon in the floating toolbar) to see your captions live.
For more on image blocks and galleries, see Adding Images.