alt tag

[Cosmin]

Hi,

I have this new layout for a page. It has quite a bit of graphics on it.

I know that I should put keywords in the alt tags. I added as much as I could but ran out of ideas. The question is:

Should I add a keyword for each image / button on the page or only for the most important ones. I have small buttons that repeat on the page. maybe 10 / 15 times, dividers, transp gifs etc...

Should each image on this page must have a keyword or something (like a description) in the alt tag?

[Michael Anthony]

According to my positioning software, it's vital to have alt tags for every image on the page. Why not download some software to check it out?

[Cosmin]

You mean a software for finding keywords or a software that analyzes your page and tells you which images have alt tags missing.

If so, can you tell me which software is very good for that?

Also, I have this image repeating many times on the page. OK I put keywords but also they must be related to that picture some how, or doesn't matter?

Thanks,

Cosmin

[nancyb]

Dreamweaver will tell you if you have missing alt tags, as well as other missing attributes.

Not a good idea to use alt tags that don't relate to the image. SEs might consider it spam and your users would be confused, especially if they have graphics turned off.

[bakedjake]

Should each image on this page must have a keyword or something (like a description) in the alt tag?

Fire up lynx/links/your favorite text browser. How does the site look? Does the page make sense? Do you think a non-graphical browser user could understand what's going on? How about a screen scraper for the blind, that reads text top to bottom?

I think you'll find the answer to your question by performing that exercise.

[troels nybo nielsen]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, Cosmin.

To add to what nancyb and bakedjake have said:

Each html tag is there for a purpose. And the alt tag is there to give the webmaster the possibility of telling visitors about an image, if they have images turned off.

Something like

<img src="/images/oak.jpg" alt="Oak tree">