Video Series: All About Images

Explore the benefits of adding captivating images to your site.

Last updated January 8, 2025

Images create a powerful impression in the first few seconds after a visitor arrives on your site. Whether your site features multiple galleries or just a few image blocks, learning how to use images effectively can elevate your design, message, and content.

In the videos below, we'll explore why images matter, discuss guidelines for formatting and adding images, and consider how images relate to your brand and social media presence.

Best practices in image formatting

Review our guidelines for ensuring your images look great and won't slow your site's load time. This includes image types, file size limits, and which formatting options matter for the web.

To learn more, visit Formatting your images for display on the web.

Add images

You can add images to your site with image blocks, gallery sections, auto layouts, and gallery blocks. If your site is on version 7.0, you can also use gallery pages.

Image blocks

Use the image block to add a single image to pages, blog posts, and other content areas.

To learn more, visit Image blocks.

When you want to showcase a set of images on a page, create a gallery section to automatically organize your images into striking layouts rather than adding a lot of image blocks.

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Gallery sections aren't available in version 7.0. Instead, use gallery blocks or gallery pages.

To learn more, visit Gallery sections.

Auto layouts

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Auto layouts aren't available in version 7.0. Instead, use gallery blocks or gallery pages.

Auto layouts are similar to gallery sections but with more flexibility when pairing text with images, making them great for showcasing people on your team or sets of projects. Each item in an auto layout can include an image, title text, description text, and a button link.

To learn more, visit Auto layouts.

With the gallery block, you can add galleries to pages and blog posts in a variety of layouts. You can upload images, embed videos, and license stock images in your gallery blocks.

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This video applies to version 7.0, but you can still use gallery blocks on version 7.1 in some content areas, like blog posts, individual events, and product items' Additional Info area.

To learn more, visit Gallery blocks.

Gallery pages display images and videos with special, template-specific features.

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Gallery pages aren't available in version 7.1. Instead, use gallery sections.

To learn more, visit Gallery pages in version 7.0.

Add logos and favicons

Images are a natural extension of your brand's identity. Customize your site by uploading a logo, favicon, and social sharing logo.

Social sharing and design

You can use images to represent your site on social media, create an eye-catching design with banner images, and build a captivating homepage.

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This video applies to social sharing on version 7.1. To learn more about using images in your site design, visit the links below.

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Video Series: All About Images