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Image with Long Description Plugin for Elementor
Show a chart, diagram or detailed image with a short alt text and an expandable long description that explains it in full.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
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Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
A chart with its description
These are the actual published outputs of the widget with a sample bar chart of monthly paint sales: the default layout, a smaller chart, a styled label opened by default, and a compact styled version.
02 / Inside WordPress
Image with long description controls in Elementor
Content › Image picks the Media Library image and its alt text: the Media Library text, your own short text, or decorative. Long description holds the full text with simple formatting and links, and what to do when it is empty. Display sets the disclosure label, whether it starts open and an icon. The Style tab covers image alignment, width, maximum width, corner radius and spacing, and the label's typography, colours, states, border, radius and padding.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use image long description
A chart or diagram carries more information than a short alt text can hold, so visitors using screen readers, and anyone who struggles to read the graphic, miss the detail. Image with long description shows the image with its alt text and a native expandable description underneath, linked to the image for assistive technology.
Diagrams and maps
Explain a process diagram or a floor plan step by step.
Infographics
Make the content of a dense graphic available to everyone.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add a long description to an image in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Image with long description in the Complementor library.
Add the widget and choose the chart or diagram from the Media Library.
Check its short alt text, or write a custom one.
Write the full description, with lists and links if they help.
Publish and open the description to check it reads well on its own.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize image long description in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Media Library image with srcset and Media Library, custom or decorative alt text.
Long description with paragraphs, lists, bold, italics and links.
Native expandable section that works without JavaScript and with the keyboard.
Description linked to the image with aria-details for assistive technology.
Start open or closed, your own label and icon.
Style: image alignment, width, maximum width, radius and spacing; label typography, colours and states.
06 / Choose the right approach
Image long description and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Long alt text
Alt text should stay short; screen readers read it in one go with no structure. A long description can have paragraphs and lists.
A caption under the image
A visible caption takes space for everyone. The expandable description stays tucked away until it is wanted.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Image long description compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor.
- One image per widget.
- Simple formatting only in the description.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot image long description
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is nothing shown on my page?
No image is chosen, the image belongs to private content, or the description is empty and the widget is set to hide when empty.
Why was some formatting removed?
Only paragraphs, line breaks, bold, italics, lists and links are kept, so the description stays readable and safe.
Why does the editor say the image has no alt text?
Add alt text in the Media Library or write a custom alt; otherwise the image is treated as decorative.
Can the description start open?
Yes. Turn on Expanded by default.
Image long description plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Does it need JavaScript?
No. It uses the browser's own expandable section.
Is it accessible?
Yes. The image keeps its alt text, the description is linked with aria-details, and the label opens with Enter or Space.
Can I link to a data file?
Yes. Links to web pages, email addresses and phone numbers are kept.
Does it work for decorative images?
Yes, but a long description usually means the image carries information, so short alt text is recommended.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get image long description with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.