Image ALT Descriptions
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Due to the way our system is and the way we want to do something. We have to make the description for each image in the ALT. Now this is not just a few words but is actually a few sentences. Is there going to be any negative disadvantage to doing it this way?
The positives I see is that it will help with accessibility and atleast the bots will be able to tell what the item is about.
The negatives is that maybe this description could be better used elsewhere?
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What I think you're asking is whether having a decent-length ALT tag going to do you some harm?
The ALT tag is designed to be a** descriptive alternative to the image** and therefore** should** describe the image. You might want to make this short, or it might take a sentence or two. Make this useful to people who browse with images off and use a keyword/phrase if appropriate.
There should not be any disadvantage of a good descriptive ALT tag. Just be as concise as you can be without losing a quality description.
If the description has value elsewhere on the page then do that too, but you will want to put an ALT tag in any way, which must still be descriptive but not a duplication of something you've already said on the page.
Hope this helps.
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