{"id":702,"date":"2017-07-02T10:51:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T10:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genesiswp.net\/?p=237"},"modified":"2018-04-26T07:18:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T07:18:34","slug":"display-caption-featured-image-genesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leaguewp.com\/display-caption-featured-image-genesis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Display Caption on Featured Image in Genesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Much like any WordPress themes, Genesis themes allow users to display a caption under their images when they are use in side the article. However, if you want to display a caption on a featured image, you need to use custom code snippet inside your theme functions.<\/p>\n<p>A caption on a featured image can be useful for reasons &#8212; display copyright info, mention the source of your image, add meaning to your featured image for storytelling etc. The point being displaying caption in featured image should be a default feature in WordPress themes (and Genesis Themes) considering its importance and use cases.<\/p>\n<p>Working on a recent project and hunting for this solution led me to Genesis Facebook Group, and invariably, <a href=\"https:\/\/sridharkatakam.com\/add-featured-images-entry-single-posts-genesis\/\">Sridhar came to my rescue<\/a>. Indeed, the man has a HUGE heart. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn how to use a caption on featured image in Genesis, follow along.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step #1: Display Featured Image with Caption in Genesis<\/strong> (add code to functions.php)<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/topleague\/70b95c86b5ae64f4f34ebc362f6129d4.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step #2: Style Featured Image Caption in Genesis<\/strong> (add code to style.css)<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/topleague\/da808f0a0829880c259b5e9bed1fc9dd.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step #3: Enable Font Awesome on your theme<\/strong> (optional &#8211; required in the above css code)<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/topleague\/cfa71815943b603a117192404abf230b.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it &#8211; go creative and add a meaningful caption to your featured image.<\/p>\n<p>Please, let me know if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A picture says a thousand words, but an image with a caption brings a revolution. 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