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Re: How to add alt tags in images?

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:06 pm
by Jay
Renaud wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:50 pm The alt tag is the only way to be sure that Google know what's on a picture. For me it's essential.
You should update your seo knowledge , as google checks for couple attributes where alt text, although is recommended, isn't the only one important parameter. Filename plays a more important role, along with floating text around it.

Re: How to add alt tags in images?

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:17 pm
by Renaud
I agree, but as you say, alt is recommended.

Re: How to add alt tags in images?

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:58 am
by bayerberg
alt text is important for screen readers as well (WAI-ARIA, accessibility and that kind of stuff). in terms of seo alt text plays its role, if you use schema.org itemscope you can tell google what the image is and alt text helps to index it correctly. Important if you are keen on being first everywhere :)

Re: How to add alt tags in images?

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:33 am
by Jay
bayerberg wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:58 am Important if you are keen on being first everywhere :)
It's always accessibility+web standards VS SEO ;)
All factors matters in some way. But who's testing novadays his website with disabled images, JS, css and so on ? This takes time.

To be honest I loose interest in writing anything right after I think about all this dang seoshhhht I'd need to fulfill.
It takes a lot of time.
The more, I've got some paid stock photosalong with those I've created by myself I'm going to use. And I wouldn't want them to be found in g.images, grabbed for free and reused - which is a daily practice in inetwebz. Enough that the content I create meets the web standards.

But all depends on goals somebody wants to achieve.
I wanted to have at last a personal blog ;)

Re: How to add alt tags in images?

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:57 am
by bayerberg
seo is not for living, breathing people ;) its for crawlers, bots and scrapers. if you do it correctly it will spread your content without you noticing.