Why can't we have captions under the 25 images in Webflow CMS for the artist websites I'm creating? Can someone assist me with this?

You're likely encountering limitations in how captions are structured or displayed within Webflow's CMS, not a system limitation itself. Webflow absolutely supports captions for CMS images—you just need to structure your CMS and design it correctly.

1. Use a Multi-Image Field Correctly

• When you add a Multi-Image field in your CMS Collection, Webflow doesn't support individualized data (like captions) attached to each image.
• That means you cannot add custom captions for each photo within a Multi-Image field.

2. Recommended CMS Structure for Captions

To support captions for up to 25 images, build a repeating Collection structure instead:

• Create a new Collection (e.g., “Artworks”) for individual images.
• Add fields like Image, Caption, and optionally Year, Medium, etc.
• In your main “Artist” CMS item, use a Reference or Multi-Reference field to connect to the related artworks.

3. Display Captions on the Site

Once you’ve set up individual image items:

• On your Artist Template Page, add a Collection List and bind it to the “Artworks” Collection (based on the reference).
• Inside each Collection Item, add an Image element connected to the image field and a Text Block linked to the caption field.
• Style them as needed to display the caption under the image.

4. Alternative with Rich Text (Not Ideal for 25 Images)

If you only have a few images, you could:

• Use a Rich Text field and add images + captions manually.
• Downside: less structured, harder to manage, and not dynamic.

Summary

Webflow CMS can't associate custom captions with images in a Multi-Image field. To show captions under images, create a separate Artworks Collection with fields for both image and caption, then link them using Multi-Reference fields. This gives you full control and scalability for your artist website.