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      How to Edit Images in your Media Library - Cropping, Rotate, Other Changes plus Adding ALT and TITLE Tags to Images

      Available for all plans on the Locable Marketing Platform

       

      Images are an incredibly important aspect of marketing online and on your website.

      Editing Images

      Images that you add to your Locable account can be accessed and edited by visiting Media Library > Images and then clicking the image to open it for editing.

      Key Aspects of Locable's Image Editing

       

      1. The original file name is shown - NOTE: We recommend you make the image file as descriptive as you can to make it easier to search for an image later.
      2. View Original will open the original image file.
      3. You will see who uploaded the image and when it was added to the Media Library, as well as a link to the account.
      4. You have the option to Rotate the image, Flip the image, or Crop the shape. You can click multiple times to cycle through the options.
      5. You can click and drag a corner to change the aspect ratio or crop the image.
      6. Add ALT text details (see below for more).
      7. Add TITLE details (see below for more).
      8. Don't forget to save and apply your changes!
      9. If you ever need to Delete an image you can do that here too. You will see this Delete option as long as the image is not currently being used anywhere on your website - learn more about Deleting an image.

      NOTE: If you have edited an image and don't like the changes you've saved, you can always revert back to the original by clicking the 'Revert to original' link that will appear on the bottom right of this screen for any edited image.

       

      SEO & Accessibility Tags

      Within Locable you can add both Alt Tags and Title Tags to your images. These are useful for search engines, internet users who use screen readers, and certain unusual circumstances.


      What is an Alt Tag?

      An Alt Tag is a description of the image. Users will see this displayed if the image URL is wrong, the image is not in one of the supported formats, or if the image is not yet downloaded.

      Pro-Tip: It is critical to add an Alt tag to your image if your image contains text. Text in images is invisible to screen readers and search engines. Adding the Alt text here will allow the text to become 'visible' and make your website ADA-compliant.

      You can read a complete description at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_attribute

       

      What is a Title Tag?

      A Title tag is a title for the image. The text will be used as the caption (when present) and displayed in a tooltip when hovering over the element.

      This is a great place to note a photo credit or give details about the image to be viewed when used in a Gallery in a blog post.


      How do I set the Tags?

      You can set both Alt and Title tags in a few different places. As outlined above, you can browse all of your images by visiting Media > Images and then selecting images to add/edit tags.

      Alternatively, when you're working within content or webpages you can upload an image and define the tags by clicking the gear icon for the image.

       


      Should I take the time to add these tags?

      Ideally, when you upload images you add these tags one at a time so it only takes a few seconds.

      Adding these tags is important to keep your website ADA-compliant and make your content more 'visible' to those using screen readers.

       

      These tags also do help with your SEO (search engine optimization) but not nearly as much as consistently creating and distributing good content that people want to read and share or collecting customer reviews.