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July 30, 2014 at 3:15 pm #116377JeannieVeeghMember
Question regarding image tags - specifically for real estate listings (if that matters). I'm using the AgentPress child theme. Should each photo be renamed with the property address? If yes, should that address include city, state & zip also?
Second question - what then should the tags be filled out with? ( i.e. Alternative text, Focus keyword, SEO Title, Meta Description) Should they all be the exact same property address?
http://www.JeanMarieVeegh.comJuly 31, 2014 at 1:26 am #116411neilgeeMemberThe image name itself doesn't carry SEO weight allegedly, but will keep sanity and order in your website structure by naming it by the street name and optionally the number if their more than one on the street.
Regards the HTML image tag attributes the most important is the
alt=""
and in here I would put the property address.Regards SEO HTML tags, most important are Title and Description which should contain property and sale details.
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Coolest GuidesJuly 31, 2014 at 7:46 am #116435ramseypMemberThe alt attribute's default purpose is to provide a place to describe, in text and briefly, what the image is. Beyond that, you can do a couple of things, based on the purpose of the image and its place in the page's HTML.
1) if the image is decorative and contains no informative purpose, your alt attribute should be empty. Not missing, but
alt=""
A missing alt makes the image get flagged by screen readers and creates an accessibility obstacle. An empty alt is recognized by screen readers and the image is ignored.2) If the image is next to text that effectively describes what's going on in the image, say a descriptive paragraph or a caption, then you can get by with an empty alt attribute. Duplicate text is also a negative accessibility factor. It's like repeating what you've said. It's like repeating what you said. ( imagine that 50 times on a web page and you get a taste of what people who have to use screen readers go through every day )
The title attribute ( not the tags, the attribute ) of an image is, the last time I checked, is not relied upon for accessibility. If you're looking for a place to inject more text, that would be preferable than using the alt as a mere placeholder for repetitive text. I don't know the pluses or minuses of using the title attribute in this way, though.
The SEO angle for these attributes in image tags should be a backseat to the accessibility side, but by no means should be it be ignored. It's important.
August 4, 2014 at 7:23 am #116463JeannieVeeghMemberThanks to both for the assistance!
Forgive me, but still a determined novice. These images would be property listing photos (i.e. front, rear, yard, kitchen, dining rm, bedroom etc.) Not sure what you meant by "alt attribute" or for that matter "tags".
The child theme I'm using AgentPress + the Yoast SEO plugin has these options - Alternative text, Focus keyword, Meta Description.
Would all three of those options benefit from being filled in? As the photos all relate to the same property listing page (using a gallery) - should they all be simply filled in with the just subject's property address? For ex. 142 Mockingbird Ln. If so, should it include the full address? And lastly, since there are different photos of the same property, should they be distinguished perhaps like this? --> 142 Mockingbird Ln._kitchen Hopefully this makes sense....
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