Alt text for images

  • It seems like the images of people do not have alt text (not even empty alt text). I see another thread marked as “resolved” describing the same issue. This is a major problem because it breaks WCAG compliance. After setting up the whole page, I now realize that I cannot even publish the website for my company because there are no alt tags. Now I need to find a new plugin solely because of this. This should really be fixed or else it seems that this plugin cannot be used by any company trying to be accessible (i.e. trying to comply with WCAG).

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  • Plugin Author WP Darko

    (@spwebguy)

    Hi,

    Thank you for your feedback. As I said earlier it is not possible to add alt attribute to these images because they are added as a background, with CSS. Alt attributes are for HTML elements.

    Hope this helps understand why you can’t use alt here.

    Thread Starter monkeysrcool

    (@monkeysrcool)

    Thanks for the reply.
    If that is the case, then why are the photos set to be background CSS images in the first place? They are not purely decorative and should have alt attributes according to WCAG, as far as I can tell. My company won’t allow me to use the plugin as it is currently, due to WCAG noncompliance. Therefore I have to say that it is a major shortcoming.
    Thanks again.

    Plugin Author WP Darko

    (@spwebguy)

    Hi,

    Although I understand the frustration (I really do), it doesn’t make it a bad plugin that deserves a one-star review for an “accessibility” issue. The plugin works and is used by many, no one has ever reported this before and while I understand it, it is not a major issue.

    Thank you for your feedback anyway, I have let the devs know, maybe we can change this in the future.

    Thread Starter monkeysrcool

    (@monkeysrcool)

    Thanks. I don’t know to what extent this is a genuine accessibility issue. I gave it one star because as it is currently, I cannot use the plugin. Presumably any company trying to be WCAG compliant will also be unable to use the plugin and could also waste their time using it. I will happily give a good rating if it is fixed, or if it turns out that I am incorrect and it is actually WCAG compliant already.
    Thanks.

    Plugin Author WP Darko

    (@spwebguy)

    Hi,

    Here you could see that it is not consisting in a fail:
    https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/F3.html

    In the Test section:
    #3 If an image does convey important information, the information is provided to assistive technologies and is also available when the CSS image is not displayed.

    Literally all the information about your member is available when this CSS image is not displayed, which makes it WCAG compliant, at least in this particular situation.

    EDIT: This may be subject to interpretation. It is my honest opinion at least.

    Hope this helps.

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by WP Darko.
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