changing image alt in phpbb?

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I would like to change the image alt tags of the post icons. But I'm worried that if I do then all the tags of the same image will be the same, obviously, and it will look like spam. Will it?

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It won't make any difference. And it won't be seen as spam.

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I thought the image alt tags made a difference?

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Yeah, but mainly when they replace text.

For example if a menu system is made entirely of images it should have ways for the link to have text for the SE's content.

In addition the alt text helps actually index the images.

In this case, there is already text. And the image isn't something anyone will be searching for.

So it'll make little to no difference.

Now if you want to do it you should use the topic title. If you are going to have a generic text for all the images it would not help much.

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I was thinking of having each image have it's own text, not each instance. but you suggest making the alt the title?

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I suggest not doing anything because the alt text is an explanation of teh image.

But if you were to change it I'd suggest using the topic title.

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by putting in the variable or just the text?

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Use the variable, as it'll need to vary.

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wow, that's amazing, I mean, when I first read the post my brain said "page title" and now that I read it, wow.

I can add the variable for the alt tag in the tpl file or the lang file?

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Look, just replace this:

{topicrow.L_TOPIC_FOLDER_ALT}

with this:

{topicrow.TOPIC_TITLE}

And tell me if that's what you wanted.

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Yes that's exactly what I meant. With your lead I also did the same for the forum names in index_body.tpl. They both worked out fine, thank you.

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I just notice that when I replace the alt tag with topic title, after the posting icon I get this:

(from 04 Feb 2004 to 03 Jun 2004)" title="No new posts" />

as if there's an extra quotation mark or such. I checked the tpl and there are no quotation marks, any ideas?

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I checked and didn't see that.

Make sure to replace both the alt and the title if your icon is linked.

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It appears to happen in some forums and not others. I did as you requested, the problem still occurs in the training grounds

this is what the code looks like:

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<td class="row1" align="center" valign="middle" width="20"><img src="{topicrow.TOPIC_FOLDER_IMG}" width="19" height="18" alt="{topicrow.TOPIC_TITLE}"  title="{topicrow.TOPIC_TITLE}" /></td>

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The code is correct. It's probably characters in titles that is mucking it up.

But there's no real point in giving it alt tags unless it's a link.

The whole mantra about using alt tags for SEO is when images replace text in a menu. When images are serving as links. Since there's no anchor text search engines can't tell what the context of the link should be, depriving you of the anchor text link context.

You are worried about putting alt tags on those icons but the icons aren't even linked to the topics!

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gotcha, so I can include the image as a link, no need for a mod, right? It's just copy and paste, no problem, right?

So, if I make the image a link then I just have to remove any apostrophes or quotation marks and that should set it right.

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You'll have to police the thread titles for those characters. And I'll repeat again that it will not help you at all with SEO with your setup. You are best leaving it alone.

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yeah that's what I was thinking. How do you pull it off with your links page?

reminder: in some post I read you wanted someone to remind you about releasing some changes to your seo mod or something.

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Yeah they reminded me but I have to finish two projects for clients before I get to do free stuff.

I'm in between ISPs at home so my schedule won't really permitt it till after the 16th.

What links page were you referring to?

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your portal section has a links directory, no?

Just thought to remind you is all. May I ask out of curiousity what you're doing for clients now?

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