Title: AltText not in HTML
Last modified: March 22, 2020
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# AltText not in HTML
* [paulfont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulfont/)
* (@paulfont)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alttext-not-in-html/)
* The altText field entered in the media library does not end up on the page. That
is when I view source code in the browser, the alt= attribute with the image
anchor always comes up as alt=”sitename”. I have tried deactivating all plugins.
I have tried using multiple themes including themes that are tagged as “accessibility
ready”, I have tried deleting the image from the media library and re-uploading
it assigning the alternative text, I have tried on multiple browsers. The problem
is the same regardless.This is a brand new site that I am just creating and I
can’t even get the first page working. If WordPress does not support AltText,
I won’t be able to use it.
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* Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
* (@bcworkz)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alttext-not-in-html/#post-12575208)
* Which editor are you using? Block (Gutenberg), Classic, or something else?
* I cannot replicate your problem on my site using either of the above named editors.
Either editor supports the alt attribute for img tags. Try viewing an img tag
using the editor’s code view. If it’s correct there, you have code in a theme
or plugin somewhere replacing the alt text with the site URL.
* I know you said your tried deactivating plugins and different themes. Have you
tried no plugins and the twentytwenty theme at the same time? Also be aware that
caching could be at play. Be sure to flush all caches, both server side and client
side before you decide such a test is not doing anything.
* Thread Starter [paulfont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulfont/)
* (@paulfont)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alttext-not-in-html/#post-12575650)
* Thanks so much for your reply. I am not using an editor. There are no posts and
no pages yet. The only thing I have done on the site is to add a logo from the
Themes -> customize -> site identity menu. I am looking at the alternate text
on the logo.
* I have tried the following themes: GeneratePress, Neve, Reykjavik, Agma Blue
and at your suggestion, TwentyTwenty. All plugins are deactivated. The issue
is still there.
I just tried adding a page with two images and it looks like
the Alternate text attribute is being added correctly. But the alt= is still
not there on the site LOGO.
* I have flushed cache on the client but not the server. I will have to look up
how to do that and report back. Thanks!
* Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
* (@bcworkz)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alttext-not-in-html/#post-12579508)
* Oh, the logo! The alt text still should be as you set it. It only should default
to the site title if nothing is set. Are you sure you’ve set the alt text for
the right image? When you set a logo, WP creates a copy specifically for logo
use.
* That said, the exact specifics are somewhat theme dependent. Most themes use `
get_custom_logo()` which behaves as described. Depending on what your chosen
theme does, there could be a filter you could use to override the default behavior.
* [Joe Dolson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joedolson/)
* (@joedolson)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alttext-not-in-html/#post-12583864)
* Did you crop the image? There’s a known bug with the site identity image where
it doesn’t retain the attachment values if it is cropped: [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37750](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37750)
* Thread Starter [paulfont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulfont/)
* (@paulfont)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/alttext-not-in-html/#post-12584351)
* YES!! That was the problem. On your tip, I uploaded another image that I cropped
before uploading and it retained the alt= attribute on the page. Thanks for your
help.
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