jennyrodesign Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Joining this string as I'd like to be able to alt text background images -- they are def. a huge part of the Squarespace design aesthetic and should be a part of making sure accessibility is thorough... Kimmunic8 1 Link to comment
Jes_Shine Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Agreed. I am joining to bump this accessibility need. Squarespace, please add this. Kimmunic8 1 Link to comment
creedon Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) Please see item seven on the forum guidelines. Please Contact Customer Support. Edited October 12, 2023 by creedon Find my contributions useful? Please like, upvote, mark my answer as the best ( solution ), and see my profile. Thanks for your support! I am a Squarespace ( and other technological things ) consultant open for new projects. Link to comment
Blue_Sky Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 8/20/2023 at 9:35 PM, tuanphan said: I guess we need to use code to add alt to section background image. If you still need, please share link to page where you added image + Let me know which text, we can give code tuanphan, I'm sorry for the delay. I was working on other parts of the site and I'm just coming back to this subject. If an alt section could be included that would be fantastic. The site I'm working on is: https://www.blueskyasianmassage.com/ Link to comment
Amval Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Same. I am joining to bump this accessibility need. Squarespace, please add this. Link to comment
delpueblo Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Come on Squarespace! About 20 users asking for this for over 2 years and no response? Accessibility is very important, some people in my industry have been getting sued for not having it implemented on their websites. Besides it affects SEO. Please add it. Link to comment
KateJVB Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Me too ... am also commenting to bump this. C'mon Squarespace, not good enough. Link to comment
PamPeters Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Adding my voice to this topic. Really need the option to add alt text to our background and blog images. ALL images really. Link to comment
LizP_Backstage Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Also adding my vote that this gets a quick resolution! I think it's clear there is a big demand! Link to comment
jdb99 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 "bump de hump, hump de bump, bump bump" -- anthony kiedis Link to comment
Shelley1979 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 This needs to be resolved. Astonishing that A) its exists as a problem in the first place and B) resolving it is being ignored - very poor form Squarespace, not suporting us create optimally accessible websites in this day and age is criminal. Link to comment
Gempad Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Agreed, I'm also surprised this query hasn't been resolved as the original question about how to add Alt text to background images was asked in March 2021. Any solution yet? Link to comment
Meribel Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Disappointed with Squarespace Support and Usability – Considering Alternatives I've been really frustrated with Squarespace's support lately. Their only suggestion was to use the file name as the alt text for images, which clearly doesn't meet the usability standards we expect from such a platform. Given these limitations, I'm thinking about switching to another service and would recommend others consider doing the same if they're experiencing similar issues. Link to comment
watts-creative Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Folks, pay attention to @creedon's post above. SS doesn't track feature requests in forums, so all you're doing is making the rest of us wade through your pointless "bump" posts in search of answers. To make this feature request, Contact Support. Thanks. Charlicb 1 Link to comment
erin_purelyIV Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Adding my vote to this topic. Having the ability to add alt text to any image is fundamental. Link to comment
Charlicb Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) I'd also like to see the ability to add Alt Text to background images. After doing an SEO audit for a client's website, I'm now implementing all the recommended changes I made and have just come across the issue of not being able to add Alt Text to some of their images and now it's going to be embarrassing going back to them saying I'm not able to do some of the accessibility issues I harped on about! After reading someone else's comment about Squarespace not moderating forum chats, I've sent them a request for this functionality via email. Hopefully they come back to me with either a workaround or let us know it's on their product roadmap...fingers crossed! Edited June 3 by Charlicb added extra message watts-creative 1 Link to comment
VeeBee Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Agree! Come on Squarespace, this seems like a simple fix. Link to comment
Collaborada Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Most background images are considered decorative. Version 7.1 use null alt text which is appropriate, here's more info: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H67.html If needed, you could add code to handle the alt text. But if an image is conveying important information, consider an image block for better user experience across devices. And here's the answer marked as the solution with more info: creedon 1 Have SEO questions? Chances are we've written about it! Try a quick Google search to find our advice. Or for personalized support, see our consulting and training sessions. ★ Official Squarespace Experts since 2014 ★ Link to comment
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