✨ The Wonders of Alt Text! ✨
A kind tip as we start the year ~ below are a few reasons why you should add alt text to your image posts:
- It enhances the accessibility of your posts
- Bluesky's search reads your alt text, increasing reach
- Some users avoid interacting with posts missing alt text
A kind tip as we start the year ~ below are a few reasons why you should add alt text to your image posts:
- It enhances the accessibility of your posts
- Bluesky's search reads your alt text, increasing reach
- Some users avoid interacting with posts missing alt text
Comments
Under "Settings" and then "Accessibility" you can find an option which will prevent you from posting an image without first adding alt text!
So please consider adding alt text to your posts! It benefits *everyone*, and I'd really love to see more folks use it! 💖
I care about the visually impaired community!
I love all the new people with all the new art and #FashionHistory images, but it's a shame how few of the newbies bother with ALT text.
people have been asking politely, and yelling about alt text for a while now and it doesn't seem to be happening
me, I think we should have a stick/carrot approach
10 posts with alt text, you get something
10 posts without, your account is limited for a day
If I don't want to see something, I don't want to see pictures of it, either.
ALT text is a TREMENDOUS resource for everybody, if people use it!
(though I do miss it from time to time by accident)