Image: image nodes, attached images, and galleries
The image module is used to create and administer images for your site. Each image is stored as a node, with reduced derivatives of the original generated automatically.
There are two default derivative sizes, 'thumbnail' and 'preview'. The thumbnail size is shown with the teaser for image posts and when browsing image galleries. The preview is the default size when first displaying an image node. The sizes can be altered, and further derivative sizes can also be defined. A maximum filesize and a pixel size to resize to can be set for new uploads.
Further modules packaged with the image module let you do more with your images:
- The Image gallery module lets you organize and display images in galleries. The list tab allows users to edit existing image gallery names, descriptions, parents and relative position, known as a weight. The add galleries tab allows you to create a new image gallery defining name, description, parent and weight. Support for the Views module is included.
- The Image attach module allows an image to be attached to other nodes: pages, stories, or custom content types. You can specify which derivative size is shown in the node in both teaser and full view, and also the weight of the image among the node's content. The attached image is linked to the node for the actual image, allowing readers to see the full size image. Support for the Views module is included.
- The Image import module allows mass importing of images from a directory on your webserver.
You can:
- view image handling messages in administer >> settings.
- view lists and add image galleries at administer >> image galleries.
- configure image sizes and file directories at administer >> settings >> image.
- use the image assist module to upload and insert images into posts.
- file issues, read about known bugs, and download the latest version on the Image project page.