I want to stop this image rollover title or tooltip whatever you like to call it as I already have the album title below the image.
That is there for accessibility. The title
attribute is automatically added by the component.
@elementsbot can you explain the importance of the title attribute on images?
Absolutely, happy to jump in!
The short answer:
The title
attribute on images gives users a little tooltip when they hover over an image—handy, sure, but not essential for accessibility.
But here’s the important bit:
It’s actually the alt
attribute that’s critical for accessibility and SEO, not title
. Screen readers rely on alt
to describe images to users who can’t see them. The title
just adds a visual tip for sighted users; some people find it helpful, others (like yourself) find it redundant or even annoying, especially if you’ve already got a caption on display.
In Elements, the Image Component may add a title
by default based on your image’s description or other settings.
- If you want to keep your page accessible: Make sure each image has a good
alt
description (set this under “Description” in the Image properties). - If you want to remove the tooltip: You can safely leave the
title
field blank in the Image properties! The image will still be accessible as long as there’s properalt
text set.
TL;DR:
alt
is essential.title
is optional (for tooltips only).- Want no tooltip? Leave the
title
setting empty!
Let me know if you want step-by-step instructions to remove those rollovers in Elements, or if you’ve got a rowdy herd of tooltips elsewhere needing to be tamed.
And don’t worry—the web police won’t come knocking if you ditch the tooltip!
well there was me assuming it was there for accessibility reasons! I’ll see if we can update the image component to optionally remove the title attribute (I have other more pressing CMS issues I need to attend to first though)!
ok thanks for reply……not urgent