Images can make a good article into a great article and we strongly encourage all our authors to use at least one image. Word Wolf has a very special feature which allows you to easily add an image that will be resized to suit the article. It is easy to add an image. Just click on the 'image' button in the edit screen and upload your image. That's it! Your image will now appear at the top of your article in the correct size.
So now you need to find some images to add to your articles. Before we talk about sites to find images you need to know which images you can legally use. Images that are in the public domain can be freely used.
Other images may be licensed in a number of ways.
Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License
This is the most common license you will come accross and allows you to use the image under some conditions. You must provide an attribution in the form specified by the owner of the image license.
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
This is similar to the license above but restricts the image to non-commercial use. Word Wolf is non-commercial so you can use images bearing this license in your articles.
Attributing an Image
On many websites you can click on the creative commons license link to find the code you can use to place an attribute in your article. On Flickr you can click on the link 'Some rights reserved' next to the creative commons logo. It will take you to a page on the Creative Commons site where you can copy the code. Next you will need to add this code to your article. To do this on the source button in the editor and paste the code into your article then click on the source button again to take you back to the visual editor.
Where to Find Free Images
Wikimedia
All of the images from Wikimedia are either in the public domain or have one of the creative commons licenses. Check the license of the image you wish to use and always attribute the owner preoperly in your article.
Stock.xchng
This site has lots of free images although you'll have to register (free) to download large images. Some require you to inform the owner if you wish to use them but many are free to use without this. Images can be used on Word Wolf feeely but check with the Stock.xchng license to make sure you are following their guidelines. Be careful to only select images on the lower part of the page as the top part shows you premium images that you have to pay for.
Stock Vault
Stock vault is very similar to Stock.xchng with an identical license. As with Stock.xchng they show images that have to be paid for above the free images so scroll down to the Stock Photos section.
Every Stock Photo
Every Stock Photo lets you search for images from all of the above sites in one place. You'll have to see individual images for the license which in most cases will take you to the license page of the site hosting the images. Their advance search can be used to search for images with a specific license, so you could search for only images with a public domain license if you don't want add attributes to your article.
Flickr or Flickr Advanced Search
Many images on Flickr are free to use provided you attribute the owner properly. To find creative commons images use the advanced search button and tick the box to find images with a creative commons license.
Free Images
These images are free to use provided you credit the Free Images website and join their mailing list.
Free Digital Photos
If you use a free image from Free Digital Photos on Word Wolf, you must place a text hyperlink on that website to the photographer's portfolio page on FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
Morgue File
Despite it's rather macabre name Morgue File is a useful place to find images! They can be used freely without the need to attribute the owner.
These are just some of the places you can find images that you can freely use on your Word Wolf articles. It's easy to find images and use them in your Word Wolf articles and an image will make your article stand out from the crowd and look make it look professional.
