Edit photo caption

What is this?

With the photo caption you add context to each picture — who is on it, what is shown, where and when it was taken. That is especially valuable for historical photos or concert pictures where details would otherwise be lost.

Captioned photos retain their value for posterity. Ten years from now nobody will remember who is in the concert photo from 2026.

How to edit a caption

1. Open the "Photos" area and click the desired album.
2. Click the photo to open the detail view.
3. Pick "Edit caption" (pencil icon or three-dot menu).
4. Enter a fitting text — e.g. "Encore after the spring concert, from left: Anna, Bernd, Carla".
5. Click "Save" — the caption appears immediately.

What a good caption contains

• Who is shown? — names of the people
• What is happening? — scene or action
• Where? — place, hall, stage
• When? — date or occasion if not already in the album title

Examples of good captions

• "Final chord at the Christmas concert, town hall, December 22, 2025"
• "Rehearsal weekend March — break on the terrace, in the back: the new soprano group"
• "Award of the Federal Cross of Merit to our choir director Hans Müller, 2024"

Permission

You need photo_albums.edit to maintain captions. By default choir directors, the board and photo administrators have this permission.

Tips

• Caption right after upload — your memory is freshest then.
• Ask older members about old photos — they often recognize faces that would otherwise be lost.
• Write so it is still understandable in 10 years — no insider abbreviations, prefer spelled-out names and places.