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“Alt text” in SiteOrigin Image Widget not being applied to image mouseover.

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Eric Rodda
3 years ago · Last reply by Andrew Misplon 3 years ago

In the SiteOrigin Image widget the mouseover on the Image(file) always displays the “”Title text””.
This happens even if the “”Alt text”” has been added to the form.
This really needs to be fixed.
Please check on: https://evfestival.com.au

Thanks.
Eric

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  1. Andrew Misplon Staff 3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Eric

    Thanks for reaching out.

    The behavior you’ve described is as expected. Browsers use the title attribute text to display a tooltip on hover.

    More on the title attribute below:
    https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_title.asp

    The alt attribute, unfortunately, isn’t used for default browser tooltips and doesn’t alter the behavior of the title attribute when added:
    https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_img_alt.asp

  2. Eric Rodda 3 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks Andrew, That makes good sense. I have learnt something here…

  3. Eric Rodda 3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Andrew,
    I now understand that, but if the Alt attribute does nothing, why is it included as “Alt text” in the SiteOrigin Image widget options ?
    Eric

  4. Andrew Misplon Staff 3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Eric

    Thanks for the update.

    A quick definition for the alt attribute from W3Schools is below:

    —
    The required alt attribute specifies an alternate text for an image if the image cannot be displayed.

    The alt attribute provides alternative information for an image if a user for some reason cannot view it (because of a slow connection, an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader).
    —

    Put another way; it’s an accessibility attribute. For example, users with blindness or vision impairment would get information from the alt attribute from their screen reader.

  5. Eric Rodda 3 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks Andrew.
    Eric

  6. Andrew Misplon Staff 3 years, 8 months ago

    If any queries or requests arise in the future, please, let us know.

    Cheers for now.

    Andrew

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