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Ensure image-alt is set on all blog posts

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Description

Many ported blog posts are missing image-alt for their hero/thumbnail images. This is an accessibility issue.

  • Audit posts missing image-alt
  • Add alt text to posts without it
  • Verify templates use image-alt in <img> tags (hero, thumbnails, related posts) Done in #75

The /blog/all/ tracking page shows which posts are missing this field.

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Research direction

Start with the /blog/all/ tracking page to identify blog posts missing image-alt. Audit those posts and add suitable alt text for their hero or thumbnail images. Done means the tracked posts have image-alt values; template verification is already covered by #75.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
accessibility, content
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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