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Hi Stefanus,

You mentioned in your first post that you’d like to add the title attribute for SEO purposes. If you’re concerned about SEO, you should simply set text in the Title field in the editor; any title text you specify will be used to set the alt attribute.

I think you would find this article helpful and instructive; it differentiates between the alt and title attributes: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200412/the_alt_and_title_attributes/

If you’re sure (after reading the above article) that you want to add title attributes to your images, you’ll need to manually add a code post-processor that modifies the <img> tags to implement the title attributes as desired. This would require more advanced coding skills.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill

Hi,

Thanks for using EasyRotator for WordPress! Here’s a post with instructions describing how to use the post content instead: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/description-field-using-content-instead-of-excerpt

You may want to use the wp_trim_words function to automatically generate an excerpt when the description exceeds a certain length. For example, the updated line might be:

$description = wp_trim_words($post->post_content, 50);

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill

Hi,

Thanks for your interest in EasyRotator, and I’m sorry it didn’t meet your needs.

The external editor application allows for more efficient and powerful editing features; for example, images can be resized and optimized before being uploaded to the web. This saves uploading time and allows for quicker development. Obviously, not every plugin is perfect for every use case. EasyRotator for WordPress is well maintained and offers extensive functionality. Many other plugins are more limited and/or don’t receive regular maintenance. While the up-front setup usually takes a minute or two (definitely not as long as you experienced), we believe that the long-term benefits outweigh the initial investment.

Again, I’m sorry that EasyRotator didn’t meet your needs. Please let me know if I may provide any additional assistance.

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill

Hi,

(Sorry for the delayed response here!) Thanks for using EasyRotator for WordPress, and I’m sorry you’re experiencing trouble. In order to allow us to check into the source of this issue, can you please open a support ticket at http://www.dwuser.com/ and send temporary login credentials for your site along with a screenshot of what you see?

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill

Hi,

Thanks for the update – let me know if I may help with anything else!

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill

Hi,

Thanks for using EasyRotator for WordPress. The alt attributes are specifically designed to provide alternate content for the purpose of accessibility. If you have specified titles, then alternate text has already been associated with the main photos for the benefit of such populations. Thus, also providing alternate text for thumbnail images is somewhat redundant; that’s why it’s not possible to do this directly within the editor application.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill

Hi,

Thanks for your interest in EasyRotator, and I’m sorry it didn’t meet your needs. As mentioned under “Requirements” on the plugin page:

Wizard application requires Adobe AIR (auto-installer included)

The installation dialog that appears at the top of the dashboard guides the admin/client through the editor application auto-installer (which installs the Adobe AIR runtime if needed). These docs cover how that works: http://www.dwuser.com/support/easyrotator/wordpress/ .

This external application allows for more efficient and powerful editing features; for example, images can be resized and optimized before being uploaded to the web.

Obviously, not every plugin is perfect for every use case. EasyRotator for WordPress is well maintained and offers extensive functionality. Other plugins are more limited and/or don’t receive regular maintenance. If the installation of an external editor application doesn’t meet your use case requirements, then I recommend you choose one of the other many options. As a general tip, I do recommend that you review the “Requirements” section before installing a plugin; this should help you avoid wasted time.

Again, I’m sorry that EasyRotator didn’t meet your needs. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if I may provide any additional assistance.

Sincerely,
Drew O’Neill