Alt Image Text / SEO

[Paul W]

I've done some searching through the forums, but have found mostly advice for older versions of Web Designer. (And that the search engine isn't finding related posts, but that's another issue.)

What is the best process for adding alternative text for images so search engines and social media, like Facebook, will recognize the image and include it in social media shares? I've noticed with recent changes to Facebook that the images are no longer being picked up from a shared website page built with Web Designer Premium.

Thanks in advance for anyone who can point me in the right direction.

~ Paul W.

[Egg Bramhill]

Hi Paul, as you state TG's search option is rubbish. You're far better off using the following Google option:

Paste the following into the browser windows search box:

site:http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/ + search term

Don't click on the above link, just copy & paste it into the browser address bar. Change the 'search term' to whatever your searching for

[Paul W]

Thanks for the search tip! Any ideas on the getting 'alt text' to work?

[RKissane]

Paul,

After you place the image where you want it, right click on it. Select Web Properties and under the Image tab there is a place for Alt Text.

Ray

[Paul W]

Paul,

After you place the image where you want it, right click on it. Select Web Properties and under the Image tab there is a place for Alt Text.

Ray

Thanks for the response, Ray. I did find that option and have tried it (and I should have mentioned that previously). Unfortunately, it isn't being picked up in the code and the tag for the images I've tried it on still looks like this: ' alt=" " '. That is where social media is looking to verify the image info and it isn't there.

Paul

[Egg Bramhill]

I can't replicate that Paul. If I add an Alt title it shows up in the page source file ???