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Image and media blocks

Use Image for one picture, Gallery or Slideshow for several, Video for a video and Flipbook (Issuu) for a flip-through catalogue. There are also eye-catching, scroll-driven image blocks such as Zooming image, Photo pile or Stories. You pick images from the media library, by uploading, from Unsplash or by AI generation.

The basics

  • Image – one image with a caption. Ratio: wide 16:9, portrait 4:5, square, full width, original size; fit: fill (crop) or whole image. The shape option (rounded, arch, circle, leaf, blob) only works with fill. It can open full screen on click.
  • Gallery – images that belong together: a grid of 2, 3 or 4 columns, masonry or horizontal scrolling; enlarging and captions can be switched on and off.
  • Slideshow – several images or short messages in one place, paged. View: classic, split, hero, magazine, cards; transition, autoplay, pagination (dots, numbers, thumbnails, progress bar). Each slide can be scheduled with a start and end date.
  • Video – a YouTube or Vimeo video from its link. The teaser layout shows a muted preview with a play button. If the link is not recognised, enter the provider and the video ID by hand in the advanced part.
  • Flipbook (Issuu) – a flip-through catalogue or magazine: an Issuu publication's address or embed code, or a Demona flipbook's embed code. From your own PDF you can make a flipbook in Demona and paste its code here.

Comparison and detail

  • Before / after – two images with a draggable slider and labels.
  • Image with hotspots – numbered pins on an image that open a title and description on click. Drag each pin into place.
  • Image pair – two overlapping photos (offset, tilted, steps), next to text, for example in a column.

Eye-catching scroll blocks

  • Zooming image – an image fills the screen as the visitor scrolls: expanding, window or word mask. A video can only be added as a direct MP4 link; YouTube and Vimeo links cannot play here, so the image shows instead.
  • Photo pile – polaroid-style photos as a deck, scattered on a table or fanned out, with enlarging.
  • Hover list with images – large-type rows that reveal their image on hover.
  • Stories – bubbles or upright cards that open full screen and page through on their own.
  • Expanding panels – an image accordion, flip cards or spotlight cards.
  • Sideways scroller – a row of steps or images that moves sideways as the visitor scrolls, or can be swiped.
  • Scrolling story – an image (photo, video or motion clip) stays in place while the steps scroll past. A motion clip only works with a YouTube link and needs a poster image.

Embedded content

  • Social post – a Facebook, Instagram, X or LinkedIn post from its link; if the provider is not recognised, a link shows instead of the embed.
  • Map embed – a Google Maps map generated from an address, or a pasted Google Maps / OpenStreetMap embed URL.

Give every image an alt text; the focal point sets which part stays visible when it is cropped.