gatsby-remark-figure-caption

transforms: ![image with description](path-to-image.jpg) into:

<figure>
  <img src="path-to-image.jpg">
  <figcaption>image with description</figcaption>
</figure>

Install

npm install --save gatsby-remark-figure-caption

How to use

// In your gatsby-config.js
plugins: [
  {
    resolve: `gatsby-transformer-remark`,
    options: {
      plugins: [
        {
          resolve: `gatsby-remark-figure-caption`,
          options: {figureClassName: 'md-figure'},
        },
      ],
    },
  },
]

Options

Disclaimers

only tested with gatsby v2, it may work on v1.

not really a good thing a11y-wise:

• images should have a descriptive alt, that can replace it.
• created for working around cripled markdown tools.
• there are better ways to describe an image.

PRs welcome.