SPIOUNby 6SImages and social sharing
What people and screen readers see in your pictures, and what a shared link looks like.
Issues on this page
Images without alt text
What
Some images on the page have no alt text.
Why
Screen readers skip them and Google cannot understand them. Images with good alt text can also appear in image search.
How
Add a short description to each image that carries meaning. Decorative images can be marked as such. Steps for your platform →
No social sharing image
What
The page has no social sharing image.
Why
Shared on WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Facebook, the link appears as plain text.
How
Set a social sharing image for the page or for the whole site. Steps for your platform →
Words used here
- Alt text
- A short description attached to an image. Screen readers read it aloud, and Google uses it to understand the picture. Decorative images can have an empty one. Glossary
- Open Graph image
- The picture that appears when the page is shared on social networks or in messaging apps. Without it, links look bare. Glossary