ALT vs. TITLE for images

GeorgeTH · 2005-01-18, 09:27 PM

Running a thumbnailed TGP has it's pitfalls, particularly with the rising popularity of Modzilla-based browsers...

Currently I am displaying all thumbnail links with the description in the ALT tag; great fodder for search engines, and every IE surfer gets a description of the link before he/she clicks it (unless they're being impatient).

BUT: Modzilla doesn't display ALT text on mouseover - it displays a TITLE text on mouseover...

To make the pages more Modzilla friendly I'd like to take the ALT text out and put the description into the TITLE tag instead - - - bad idea se wise?
I can't put the description into both, because as it stands the main page is just over 100k, the cut-off point for spiders to read it. It'll inflate the page by probably another 20k.

Will search engines give the TITLE tag similar weight as the ALT?

2005-01-18, 09:27 PM	#1
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	ALT vs. TITLE for images Running a thumbnailed TGP has it's pitfalls, particularly with the rising popularity of Modzilla-based browsers... Currently I am displaying all thumbnail links with the description in the ALT tag; great fodder for search engines, and every IE surfer gets a description of the link before he/she clicks it (unless they're being impatient). BUT: Modzilla doesn't display ALT text on mouseover - it displays a TITLE text on mouseover... To make the pages more Modzilla friendly I'd like to take the ALT text out and put the description into the TITLE tag instead - - - bad idea se wise? I can't put the description into both, because as it stands the main page is just over 100k, the cut-off point for spiders to read it. It'll inflate the page by probably another 20k. Will search engines give the TITLE tag similar weight as the ALT? __________________ Have a nice day!