Hi @r33c3,
Thank you for your topic!
The main goal of alt attribute is showing something if the image is not loading. However, near the author image there’s his name which duplicates the same text like in the alt attribute and if the image is not showing, you will see two same names one after another. This creates a new problem and will not pass the WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation) test. Due this we removed alt content (left this attribute empty) in case the name is visible. If you disabled name, the alt will be filled.
From an SEO point of view there’re no issues. Because it’s not a problem and if you need to index names it will be indexed correctly in both cases, if name is present and if not.
However, please share your thoughts on this matter; we will consider the possibility of restoring the alt tags to how they worked before, as we have received many similar requests.
Please let us know.
Thanks!
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r33c3
(@r33c3)
I don’t think it impacts SEO per se’ or user experience the way you’ve done it however tools like Ahrefs / Semrush will flag that the page has missing alt tags.
Wouldn’t it be better to have it populated regardless considering it doesn’t affect anything and satisfies SEO guidelines. I actually adjusted it to “[Reviewers Name] Profile Picture”
Hi @r33c3,
Thank you for your opinion.
In the latest version 6.6 alt attributes are filled by default if the option ‘Use ARIA-labels’ is disable. Please check and let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
