Title: Openverse not contributed
Last modified: February 12, 2023

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# Openverse not contributed

 *  Resolved [schaakwonder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaakwonder/)
 * (@schaakwonder)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/openverse-not-contributed/)
 * Images on Openverse need attribution. If I add an image as Featured image or 
   regular image I cannot attribute it. This is unlawful. Can you fix this.

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 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/openverse-not-contributed/#post-16467203)
 * [@schaakwonder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaakwonder/) Thanks for
   the heads up.
 * If you add an image you can open the Edit controls to and an attribution.
    - [https://capture.dropbox.com/xEb7CFXAVhqKd741](https://capture.dropbox.com/xEb7CFXAVhqKd741)
    - [https://capture.dropbox.com/STeWP58bMzoxjSWS](https://capture.dropbox.com/STeWP58bMzoxjSWS)
 * Can you point me to the documentation about Openverse attribution requirements?
 *  Thread Starter [schaakwonder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaakwonder/)
 * (@schaakwonder)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/openverse-not-contributed/#post-16472402)
 * just check a query like [https://openverse.org/search/?q=zwarte%20piet](https://openverse.org/search/?q=zwarte%20piet)
 * If you hover over an image you see that attribution is needed on almost all images.
 * So, you don’t need just an attribution option for images, but also for featured
   images (since captions are not shown in featured images). I don’t the attribution
   link in your screenshot though.
 * I think you should do 2 things:
    1. Create an option to filter on Public Domain images, so no attribution is required.
    2. Give the option to copy the attribution link, so we can add it to the page the
       image is on. Besides that you should show attribution requirements with every
       image.
 * If you have questions, feel free to ask!
 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/openverse-not-contributed/#post-16473536)
 * The attribution you are talking about is the `alt` text of the image, which in
   Instant Images is the `title` field. This is not image attribution.
 * In fact, this alt text on the Openverse images is not actually correct at all
   in terms of accessibility as it does not describe the photo one bit.
 * Please read about Alt text here – [https://moz.com/learn/seo/alt-text](https://moz.com/learn/seo/alt-text)
 * If you want an example of proper alt text, have a look at Unsplash feed.
 * > 2. Give the option to copy the attribution link, so we can add it to the page
   > the image is on. Besides that you should show attribution requirements with
   > every image.
 * It’s not up to me to decide how users want to attribute a photo. I cannot force
   anything to be displayed on the frontend of a website. I provide the option to
   add an attribution as a caption which can be copied and used wherever you like.
 * Do you see where you can add this attribution when using Instant Images? Just
   click the cog icon in the bottom right of each photo.
 * I appreciate your feedback.
 *  [Kingsley Felix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamkingsleyf/)
 * (@iamkingsleyf)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/openverse-not-contributed/#post-16475858)
 * [@schaakwonder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schaakwonder/) we use the
   CAPTION field for our attribution and it displays for featured images… maybe 
   change the theme?

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