How To Add Alt Tags To Images In WordPress Tutorial

In my post, I show you how to add alt tags to images on your WordPress blog, step by step. We use alt tags to label WordPress images.

It is good practice to add alt tags to your WordPress images. Search engines like Google and Bing use robots to scan your blog content. The robots can’t see pictures. So they need the alt tag to index the image.

WordPress makes it simple to add alt tags to your images. In my article, I go over the various ways to add them to your WordPress images.

Let’s begin.

How To Add Alt Tags To Images In WordPress

Add Alt Tags To Images In The WordPress Media Library

1. Select Media from your WordPress Admin menu.
2. Hover your mouse over an image and select the Edit link.
3. Add your alt tag to the Alternative text section.
4. Finally, select Update to save your changes.

First, click on ‘Media’ on your WordPress admin menu.

Hover your mouse over an image and select the ‘Edit’ link.

On the next page at the bottom, add your alt text to the ‘Alternative text’ section. The title of your image is at the top.

Finally, select ‘Update’ to confirm your changes.

Continue with this process for each image in your media library.

Add Alt Tags To Uploaded Images In WordPress

• Select Replace from the toolbar.
• Select Open Media Library.
• Add an alt tag for the image.
• Finally, click on Select to save your changes.

After uploading an image to your blog post, click ‘Replace’ on the toolbar. Then select Open Media Library.

On the right, enter your image title and alt tag. To update, click on the ‘Select’ link.

Adding the page title and alt text as you upload your image means you do not have to go to the media library later to update.

Check Alt Tags For Images In Blog Posts

After writing your post, you can check your images for alt tags. Click on the image on your post. The alt tag appears on the right.

Should you find an image or images with no alt tag, you can add it before you publish.

Select ‘Replace’ from the toolbar. Then choose Open Media Library. Add the alt tag and click on Select.

Add Alt Tags To Amazon SiteStripe Images

1. Create a custom HTML block.
2. Paste your HTML code from Amazon into the block.
3. Click on the three dots on the toolbar.
4. Select Convert to Blocks.
5. Add your alt tag to the alternative text section on the right.

If you are an Amazon affiliate, you can use the Amazon SiteStripe to get images for your blog.

To add an image from the Amazon SiteStripe, create a ‘Custom HTML’ block.

Paste the image HTML code you got from the Amazon SiteStripe into the block.

Next, click on the three in the toolbar and select Convert to blocks.

Converted blocks have an option to add alt text to the image on the right.

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Conclusion

Alt tags are essential for your WordPress blog. Search engines use robots to scan your content. They can’t see images, only text. Adding alt tags ensures search engines can index all your content.

You can add alt tags to your images as you upload them, or you can edit them in your media library.

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