Adding images
Images live in the media/ folder and are referenced by their path, like this:
The line above is just . The description in the square brackets is the alt text — what screen readers speak and what appears if the image fails to load. Ten seconds writing it makes your site usable by more people; please don't skip it.
Two practical tips:
- Keep files under about 1 MB where you can. Photos resized to ~2000px wide look sharp everywhere and load fast.
- A post can also set a
coverimage in its frontmatter (this post does) — themes show it above the text and in link previews.