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Alt Text
The written description attached to an image in your site's HTML. Search engines can't see pictures — alt text is how they understand what an image shows, and it's what screen readers announce to visually impaired visitors. Missing alt text is one of the most common issues on product-heavy stores, where thousands of images ship with empty descriptions.
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