How to use caption, alt text and description in WordPress?

How to use caption, alt text and description in WordPress?

The Title, Caption, Alt Text, and Description fields for images in WordPress are the most ignored and underutilized features that can improve your content and bring more people to your site. Learn how to use them to create better user experiences and more attractive and compelling content.

Do you need alt text for image caption?

It is worth noting that WordPress image captions can contain HTML including links. The alt attribute or “Alt text” is mandatory for images on the web but is often ignored because it seems unnecessary. This is unfortunate because the alt attribute is both important and powerful.

Where do I find the title of an image in WordPress?

In previous incarnations of WordPress the Title field was mapped to the optional HTML title attribute. This resulted in the title of the image appearing as a tooltip any time a mouse hovered over it. In the current incarnation of WordPress the title attribute for the image itself and also the optional image link are added separately.

When to add a new image to a WordPress post?

When you add a new image to a post you are prompted to add so-called “Attachment Details”. These attachment details are probably the most ignored and underutilized features of WordPress and if you learn what they are and how to use them you’ll never ignore them again: The title is the only attachment detail required by WordPress.

How to automatically set the image title, alt-text?

First, upload the new image which creates an Attachment. Second, update the Attachment to set the image Title, Excerpt (Caption) and Content (Description). Finally, update the Attachment’s metadata to set the image Alt-Text. We’ll rely on one WordPress action hook and two WordPress functions:

Is the caption tied to the attachment post?

Caption. The caption is not tied to the attachment post but to where you choose to place the image in a post. That means if you use the same image in several different posts or several different places within a post you can have individual captions for each.

How do you add a caption to an image on WordPress?

If you upload images individually, then you can add a caption after uploading each one. When an image is uploaded, simply click on the image and the ‘Write caption…’ field will appear. You can add a caption by clicking on that.

How to change the description of an image in WordPress?

Once you’ve added an image to a post and you want to change or add to the Description you have to open the editor for the image Attachment Post. You can do that by going to Media in admin and finding the image or by navigating to the image on the front-end of your site and clicking Edit Media in the WordPress Toolbar.