The <img> tag does not have an ALT attribute defined.
This seems to be throughout the entire site:
- Who is responsible for such a large SEO error?
- Has anyone thought about a Module to correct this issue?
- What would be a global cure for this some are templates and others are core dolphin images...
- Each part adds up and in an effort to get a 100 score this is part of the issue.
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The <img> tag does not have an ALT attribute defined.
This seems to be throughout the entire site:
- Who is responsible for such a large SEO error?
- Has anyone thought about a Module to correct this issue?
- What would be a global cure for this some are templates and others are core dolphin images...
- Each part adds up and in an effort to get a 100 score this is part of the issue.
This is a good point and not just from a SEO point of view. The alt is part of the image tag specification and without it we are not producing HTML markup that meets the W3C specifications.
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This conversation has popped up numerous times over the years. Always it falls by the wayside without a real fix or even a decent discussion.
I too would love to see a mod that allows the user to add in the necessary text to complete the alt tag..... Maybe with the use of language keys, it could be done so each part of the site could be represented by a different alt tag in the images....
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If nothing else, the alt tag could default to the name of the image file; not the hash name of course. Some may see this as unimportant but it is outside of the proper specifications for HTML markup and we should strive to produce proper HTML markup. Some tests may even indicate the missing alt tags. Geeks, making the world a better place |
LOL, have you ever run a W3C check on a base dolphin install? http://towtalk.net ... Hosted by Zarconia.net! |
Not possible with a module. At least not a module that i would attempt to write.
Reasons.
1) The alt tag is something that has to be added to the HTML code of every single dolphin template.
2) Code would have to be added to the dolphin core and to every single dolphin module to provide data to that alt tag.
3) Due to those first two reasons, the module will be ridiculously difficult for most people to install without screwing up their site sending tech support requirements for the module through the roof. https://www.deanbassett.com |
No, this would have to be a Dolphin core change for every place it creates the image tag; and I doubt if Boonex would want to work on fixing the oversight. Maybe with Dolphin 8 Geeks, making the world a better place |
Where's the text for the alt attribute going to come from? If it's going to be something meaningful, it will have to come from a form field on an upload form... you know..... those form fields that nobody fills in if they don't have to. My opinions expressed on this site, in no way represent those of Boonex or Boonex employees. |
Where's the text for the alt attribute going to come from? If it's going to be something meaningful, it will have to come from a form field on an upload form... you know..... those form fields that nobody fills in if they don't have to.
Thats true. The laziness of the members will make it kinda pointless. But there is always the option of improving those forms to make the fields mandatory. But then i also see that as a open invitation to the members to just type gobbly gook just to get through the form.
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But then i also see that as a open invitation to the members to just type gobbly gook just to get through the form.
..and who could blame them. That's what I do. Filling out forms is one of the most annoying things we as humans are so often required to do. Filling out the same form over and over and over again, is absolutely excruciating.
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If we are talking about just making the img tag compliant with W3C specifications and don't give a damn otherwise, then I stated that the alt attribute could be the name of the file; not the hash name but the real name. Therefore, when Dolphin creates the image tag, it can create the alt attribute with the file name. As far as compliance is concern, problem fixed.
Members don't care about the image tag; most don't know what one is and certainly don't care about the alt tags. Where we might be concern is if we want a screen reader to be able to have the alt information so it can tell the person what the image is. However, I am fairly confident that Dolphin would be hell for a screen reader; we would have to serve up a page just for screen readers.
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My thoughts were as I've learned over the years SEO is a complete and utter complex set of rules that can be better understood today than ever before as the search engines attempt to compete for participation by participants. Now with single page tests and the dynamic driven pages by Dolphin I don't follow the logic of why "core" images are not done to absolute rules or even laws of all search engines? If a rule is a rule being "lazy" by members is at their own demise. But and however when you are talking about "core" images that is unforgivable as it appears to be what we will call author knowledge to even understand what the image is. It's like going back and saying damn I just wish they would have done that. Well let me go back and track down what and where and how it applies. let's approach it this way if my score goal is 100 and there are rules for each point, the last thing I want to do is hunt and find images throughout the site that do not comply with what some see as trivial but perfection comes with a price of due diligence. If you run Facebook through these same benchmark tests they come out perfect 100%. Csampson |
I do like this idea quite a bit and would allow to handle languages as well...
This conversation has popped up numerous times over the years. Always it falls by the wayside without a real fix or even a decent discussion.
I too would love to see a mod that allows the user to add in the necessary text to complete the alt tag..... Maybe with the use of language keys, it could be done so each part of the site could be represented by a different alt tag in the images....
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