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ALT-text not appearing



User: Sue B. 4 years ago
Hi,

I've added ALT tags to the images on my site but nothing appears when I mouse-over an image in the published site. How do I make them appear?

Or is it browser-specific?

Thanks
SueB

Last edit 4 years ago
User: Roddy 4 years ago
Alt text is hidden and only shows if the image fails to load. It is there for adding keywords for the search engines and for screen readers used by the visually impaired.

For the best search engine results, images should be inserted using the HTML5 figure element which holds the image, alt text and a caption in the figcaption element. The search engines will index both the keywords in the alt text attribute and those in the figcaption as being related to the image.

For fixed width websites you can use the widget shown on THIS page.

For responsive designs, the image should be inserted in different size for the various devices. A suitable widget can be seen HERE.

For more info about website images, see this Blog Post.

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Roddy

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User: Sue B. 4 years ago
Hi Roddy,

Thanks for this - I recall that alt text appeared on mouse-over once upon a time (possibly many years ago!), but obviously not any more.

From what you tell me, EverWeb doesn't use the figure element as standard? If so looks like I need some widgets!

Cheers
SueB
User: Sue B. 4 years ago
Hi Roddy,

Thanks for this - I recall that alt text appeared on mouse-over once upon a time (possibly many years ago!), but obviously not any more.

From what you tell me, EverWeb doesn't use the figure element as standard? If so looks like I need some widgets!

Cheers
SueB
User: Roddy 4 years ago
It's the "title" attribute that shows on hover although it is mostly used in links - not images. Also any hover items will not be seen by those using touch devices like the iPhone and iPad.

Images that show a caption on hover are much better since can be made to appear on page load on touch devices. Example.

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Roddy

Website: http://everwebwidgets.com
Contact: http://everwebwidgets.com/ewWidgets-home/contact.html
NOTE: I am an EverWeb user and NOT affiliated with EverWeb! Any opinions expressed in this forum are my own.


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