Managed images

Click New or open a gallery. The Details tab is where photos live.

Title and alias

• Title (required): the name in the admin list, and the heading on a menu page if Show title is on
• Alias: leave blank to auto-create. If the alias is already used, Vertex Gallery saves a unique one and shows a notice

Choose Managed images

Click the Managed images card. Use this when you want to edit captions and order by hand.

Add photos (any of these)

• Drop zone: drag files from your computer onto Drop images here
• Upload: pick one or more files
• From Media: choose photos already in Content > Media
• Import folder: type a path such as images/gallery, optional subfolders as categories, optional captions from filenames

Edit each photo

• Caption: title on the card and in the lightbox
• Description: extra line under the caption
• Category: filter name, for example Desert or Forest. Leave empty if you do not need filters
• Drag: reorder photos
• Remove: delete one photo from this gallery (the file in Media usually stays)

Publishing (right column)

• Status: Published or Unpublished
• Ordering, Access, Language

Click Save to stay on the form, or Save & Close to return to the list.