How to add Alternative text for your images on Vista Social – Vista Social

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At Vista Social, we pay high importance to making social media accessible to everyone. That’s why we worked extra hard to support alternative text within the platform! 💙

We support Alt text for the following social networks:

🕹️ Interactive guide

Check out the interactive demo below for steps, or scroll down for our written guide.

What is an Alt text?

Alt text is a game-changer for inclusivity. It's a description that can be added to images on social media, making them readable by screen readers for people with visual impairments.

Why add Alt text to your images?

Accessibility: Alt text makes images accessible to people with visual impairments.
SEO: Alt text improves search engine optimization by providing context to images.
Usability: Alt text provides fallback descriptions for images that fail to load.
Compliance: Alt text ensures compliance with web accessibility standards.
Social media sharing: Alt text accurately describes images when shared on social media.

Alt text helps you reach a wider audience, enhances your social media posts' discoverability, makes your content more engaging, and demonstrates your commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

How to add Alt text to your images on Vista Social

There are two ways to add alternative text to your image post:

Method 1: Media Library

Go to your Media Library and click Images.
Feel free to add a new image by clicking Add media on the top right corner of the Media Library.
Once you have the image to which you want to add alt text, click on the action button of that image. Then, click Settings.
Add your description under Alternative text and hit the Update button!

Method 2: Using the publisher

Go ahead and create your post. Once you’ve added your image, click on the three-dot action button, then click Settings
Add your description under Alternative text and hit the Update button!

Key things to check

Make sure you add the description in the Alternative text field.
Click Update after entering the description to save it.
Alt text is supported for images published to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.

Expected behavior

After you save the Alternative text field, the description is associated with the image in Vista Social and can be used when publishing the image to supported social networks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is alternative text?
A: Alternative text is a description of an image that can be read by screen readers, helping make visual content more accessible.

Q: Where can I add alt text in Vista Social?
A: You can add it from the image's Settings in either the Media Library or the publisher.

Q: Which social networks support alt text?
A: Vista Social supports alt text for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.

Q: Can I add alt text to an image already in my Media Library?
A: Yes. Open the image's Settings from the Media Library and enter the description in the Alternative text field.

Q: Do I need to upload the image again to add alt text?
A: No. If the image is already in your Media Library, you can open its Settings and add the alternative text.

Need further help?

If you have any questions or need additional help, feel free to contact our awesome support team. We are here to assist you! 💙

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