Adding alt text to all of your visual media on Shopify is essential for both accessibility and improving your search engine optimization strategy. Your “alt text” is essentially a simple description of an image that screen readers can read aloud to people who are visually impaired, have low vision, or have sensory processing or learning disabilities.
Alt text helps paint a complete picture of a website for people who can't see images the same way others do. To add alt text to your media, you can use Shopify's page builder for blogs or the "Products" screen for product images.
If you are adding alt text to a product, click on the product and select doctor data the product image to display the “Preview” screen, then click on the three-dot button. Select “edit alt text” and enter your details. If you are adding text to theme images, visit the Theme Editor and click on the image that requires alt text. Click “Edit” on the image and enter the text in the “alt text” section.
Design websites for "mute"
These days, countless e-commerce website administrators and business owners are using video to promote their products or share information with visitors. If you are using videos on your website, it is important to remember that not everyone will be viewing your website with access to audio.
Additionally, some people may have hearing impairments that make it difficult for them to hear the content you share on your website.
Whether you're using video on your product pages, to showcase customer reviews, or for promotional purposes, make sure to include captions and transcripts for anyone who can't simply "listen" to your content.
Adding captions and image descriptions to your video content can improve the experience for all users, not just those with hearing impairments. Remember that some customers will be viewing your content on their smartphones.
Around 75% of these consumers have their phones off while watching videos. Transcripts and captions also allow you to use more keywords in your content, which could improve your search engine ranking potential.
Use descriptive headings and links
If you’re using search engine optimization strategies to drive traffic to your website, you should already be using headings and descriptive links on all of your website pages. To improve website accessibility and compliance, start by breaking up large blocks of content on your pages into smaller sections. Use headings in sequence (H2 followed by H3, for example) to guide users through the page.
Remember that screen readers and assistive technologies will announce each of your subheadings to help users understand where they are on the page. You can also use other design strategies, such as bold and italics, to highlight specific words and phrases when they are particularly important or when you are sharing a quote.
In addition to using headings correctly, make sure your links are descriptive and clear. Descriptive links help users understand exactly what they will get when they click on a link. People who use screen readers often navigate emails and other pages by going through each link to determine what to click on. Creating links that are informative helps to motivate your customers to take positive action.
Use alternative text for all your images
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