No alt attribute on featured image

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Problem:
The featured image, output with the wpv-post-featured-image shortcode, is missing the alt tag.

Solution:
This is a known issue that only happens when using a custom image size, and will be fixed in the next update.

For a workaround see https://toolset.com/forums/topic/no-alt-attribute-on-featured-image/#post-612215

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Last updated by rusty 6 years, 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Nigel.

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February 1, 2018 at 11:45 pm #612034

rusty

I am trying to: ensure that featured images include an alt attribute.

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link

I expected to see: In the source for the images, <img src="path/to/image.jpg" alt="alt text here"/>

Instead, I got: No alt attribute.

I've tried using alt="[wpv-post-featured-image output='alt']" to include the alt attribute with the featured image, but just can't seem to make it work. The full code of the image is: [wpv-post-featured-image size="custom" width="640" height="480" crop="true" alt="[wpv-post-featured-image output='alt']"]

I've tried single and double quotes and placing the alt= shortcode in various positions with no change.

February 2, 2018 at 9:39 am #612114

Nigel

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Hi there

This is a known issue which should be fixed in the next stable Views release.

It only happens when you use a custom image size. If you are using one of the standard image sizes the alt tag is included, but, yes, it is omitted when you have a custom image.

I don't have a workaround to offer you, I'm afraid.

February 2, 2018 at 2:39 pm #612215

rusty

Ok, good to know Nigel.

For a workaround, I just have the featured image shortcode output the URL, then structured my code so I could separate the alt attribute from the shortcode:

<img src="[wpv-post-featured-image output="url" size="custom" width="640" height="480" crop="true"]" alt="[wpv-post-featured-image output='alt']"/>

This is working fine for my situation. Looking forward to the next release. Thanks!

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