Using the Wire Story type, you can add up to 3 photos to an article. This is sufficient in most cases. However, there are two additional ways to add many more photos to your articles. Both of these methods are advanced, meaning they take more time and skill to complete than using the photo fields included in the Wire Story type.

Using Photo Galleries

One method is to create a photo gallery, and then create a link in your article to the photo gallery. To create a photo gallery:

1. Visit admin> Image Galleries
2. Click the Add Gallery button
3. Select a title for your gallery. If you want it to be available as a sub-category of another gallery, choose the other gallery from the Parent menu
4. Click the Submit button
5. On the gallery listing page, note the number of your gallery. This is a little tricky to find. You need to hover your mouse pointer over the corresponding "edit gallery" link and look for the trailing number in the browser status bar, as in this illustration:

   

   In this case, the number is 32.

Next, you can add images to your gallery.

1. Visit create content> Image
2. Follow the instructions to add an image. Make sure to choose your gallery from the Image Galleries pull-down menu. You should not choose "promote to front page."
3. Click the Submit button
4. Repeat as often as necessary to add images to the gallery

Optionally, you can link an article to the gallery:

1. Create a new article, or edit an existing article. Use the Rich Text Editor
2. In the body of the article, type some text, such as "View Photos of this Event"
3. Select the text and click the Link button
4. Enter the address for your gallery in this form:

   image/tid/#

   Where # is the number of your image gallery. In this case, it would be 32, hence:

   image/tid/32

5. Click the Insert button to add your link.

That's it!

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