{"id":241,"date":"2023-10-20T17:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2024-03-19T19:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:33:58","slug":"wordpress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/images\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Alt Text to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-select-the-image-on-the-page\">1. Select the Image on the Page<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" style=\"object-position: 52.675% 37.555%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-10-1024x830.png\" alt=\"Graphical user interface for WordPress's content editor showing a an image block that is selected\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-10-1024x830.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-10-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-10-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-10.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-select-block-on-the-right-side-panel\">2. Select Block on the right side panel<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-2-1024x830.png\" alt=\"Graphical user interface for WordPress's content editor showing the block controls for an image block\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-2-1024x830.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-2-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-2-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-enter-the-text-area-labeled-alternative-text\">3. Enter the text area labeled Alternative Text<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1-1024x830.png\" alt=\"Graphical user interface for WordPress's content editor showing the field to enter alt text for an image block\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1-1024x830.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-add-your-alternative-text\">4. Add your Alternative Text<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Once you have added your text remember to update the page to save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1024x830.png\" alt=\"Graphical user interface for WordPress's content editor showing the field to enter alt text for an image block with the text added to it saying &quot;A student wearing personal protective equipment is in a lap taking a sample of a fluid with a pipette from a test tube&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-1024x830.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1164\/2023\/10\/image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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