Look & feel1 min read
Swap the homepage image
The homepage image is the first thing anyone sees, and it’s usually the most out of date - last year’s work, last season’s light. On a bernard-hosted site, swapping it is a paste and a sentence.
The prompt
“Replace the main image on my homepage with [paste the new photo into the chat, or give a link to where it is online] - keep it the same size and position.”
Signed in, Get my prompt fills in your site for you. Otherwise press Copy and fill in the [bracketed] parts. First time? Connect your AI to bernard once: Use your own AI (opens in a new tab).
How it works
- Connect bernard to your AI (once). Log in to bernard, open your site, go to Use your own AI, and paste the setup prompt into your AI to connect it - a one-time setup.
- Paste it into your AI - ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whichever you already use - then paste the new photo into the same chat and ask, or use the prompt below.
- Approve. The AI sends back a preview link. Check the new image sits right at the top of the page, press Approve, and it’s live.
While it’s there, ask the AI to write a short description of the new image for search engines - it keeps your site findable and takes no extra effort.
Questions people ask
- How do I change the main picture on my website?
- If your site is hosted with bernard, paste the new photo into a chat with your AI - ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini - and ask it to swap the homepage image. It uploads the photo, puts it in place, and sends you a preview to approve before anything goes live.
- Can I use a photo from Instagram or another website?
- Yes - give the AI the link to a public post or page and it can fetch the main image from it. If the post is private or login-walled, just paste the photo into the chat instead.
- What happens to the old image?
- Nothing is lost. The change waits on a preview until you press Approve, and bernard keeps a full year of history - so if you miss the old photo next month, it can be put straight back.