To display a single image simply link to the source. Also, 'title' attributes will automatically populate the caption field: $(".boxer").boxer(); <a href="image.jpg" class="boxer" title="Caption"> <img src="thumbnail.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /> </a> Demo To display a gallery of images attach a common 'rel' attribute to each item: <a href="image_1.jpg" class="boxer" title="Caption One" rel="gallery"> <