caption does not appear; throws off photo alignment

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  fineeyefordesign · Member · Sep 15, 2011 at 9:40 pm

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  Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.187021C
  Update Version: 0
  I am using the WordPress.com, Chateau Theme

  Blog: http://www.fineeyefordesign.com

  Please note, I have images that support the following description. Will be happy to share them if you let me know where to send them.

  Description:
  On the main page, in a Post, I want to enter a left-oriented photo with a caption underneath the related text to the right.

  Step 1.
  a)in the photo editor, I selected the Left radio button > clicked the <Update> button
  b)Clicked <update> in the “publish” box
  c)Clicked the <preview changes> button
  In the Preview window, the photo correctly displayed on the Left side of the screen and the text on the right.

  Step 2
  I want to enter a caption so it appears under the photo.
  a) Going back to the Photo editing environment – the radio button still shows the Left photo orientation, which is what I expected
  b) In the ‘Caption’ field, I entered the word “test”
  c) Clicked the <Update> button
  d) Clicked the <Update> in the “publish” box
  e) Clicked the <preview changes> button
  ! In the Preview window, the photo is in the center (incorrect) and the caption with the word “test” is not displayed (incorrect)

  Step 3
  Back in the Dashboard > Post >Edit photo
  On the photo, I clicked on the “edit photo” icon to see what’s going on.
  What I see is the following:
  a) no orientation button is selected. All radio-buttons are blank.
  b) the word “test” disappeared from the Caption field.
  Blog url: http://fineeyefordesign.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Sep 15, 2011 at 11:11 pm

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  Does it work correctly if you set the caption and alignment initially before inserting the photo for the first time?

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  fineeyefordesign · Member · Sep 16, 2011 at 1:45 am

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  When I insert a photo and a caption for the first time it works correctly. But I am trying to enter a caption in the images from the earlier posts, e.g. imagine there was a mistake in an earlier caption. If the WordPress offers an editing environment, I use it. If the earlier posts are un-editable, what’s the point of letting people manipulate the photo and text in the caption field?

  I still would like to know how to deal with the problem.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Sep 16, 2011 at 8:03 am

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  Basically, I’m just trying to narrow down the problem so we can effectively reproduce the issue.

  Can you effectively remove the image from the post you’re editing and then re-insert with all of the values correctly?

  To re-insert it, hit the add/upload image button and choose the image from the Gallery or Media tab, rather than uploading a new one.

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  fineeyefordesign · Member · Sep 16, 2011 at 3:10 pm

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  The answer is yes, when I delete the existing photo and then re-insert it again from any source, the media library or the computer drive, the caption text shows up.

  Okay, learned my lesson – must delete photo/re-insert again with a new caption.

  Thank you