Comments on: 10 Steps To Making Your WordPress Blog Search Engine Optimized http://www.scottdimmick.com/2009/01/08/10-steps-to-making-your-wordpress-blog-search-engine-optimized/ My Thoughts, Opinions, Hobbies & More Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott http://www.scottdimmick.com/2009/01/08/10-steps-to-making-your-wordpress-blog-search-engine-optimized/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Scott Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:58:15 +0000 http://www.scottdimmick.com/?p=14#comment-147 Thanks, Dani, for your input. I still believe it is important to use title tags for all links, if possible. Yes, the anchor text should be descriptive enough, but many times, that isn't the case. You're correct about "decorative" images not needing the alt attribute. But I believe images that could show up in an image search should use them. Thanks, Dani, for your input. I still believe it is important to use title tags for all links, if possible. Yes, the anchor text should be descriptive enough, but many times, that isn’t the case.

You’re correct about “decorative” images not needing the alt attribute. But I believe images that could show up in an image search should use them.

]]> By: dani http://www.scottdimmick.com/2009/01/08/10-steps-to-making-your-wordpress-blog-search-engine-optimized/comment-page-1/#comment-146 dani Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:24:52 +0000 http://www.scottdimmick.com/?p=14#comment-146 Hi Scott, <blockquote><strong>All links</strong> on all pages should use title="..." attributes in the anchors for <strong>accessibility</strong> and <strong>search engine purposes</strong>...</blockquote> I don't think so, Scott. If we have clear statement--descriptive anchor text, we don't need to put too much accessibility on <code>title</code> tags. And Internet search engines don't read <code>title</code> description in the links. Try to search word <code>jump</code> ("jump" is one of your link's title): <code>jump</code> site:scottdimmick dot com/2009/01/08/10-steps-to-making-your-wordpress-blog-search-engine-optimized/ <blockquote>Make sure <strong>all image tags</strong> use appropriate alternate text and title attributes. This also is for accessibility and search engine ...</blockquote> Again, AFAIK, not for all image tags. Decorative images don't need <code>alt</code> attributes. Hi Scott,

All links on all pages should use title=”…” attributes in the anchors for accessibility and search engine purposes…

I don’t think so, Scott. If we have clear statement–descriptive anchor text, we don’t need to put too much accessibility on title tags. And Internet search engines don’t read title description in the links.

Try to search word jump (“jump” is one of your link’s title): jump site:scottdimmick dot com/2009/01/08/10-steps-to-making-your-wordpress-blog-search-engine-optimized/

Make sure all image tags use appropriate alternate text and title attributes. This also is for accessibility and search engine …

Again, AFAIK, not for all image tags. Decorative images don’t need alt attributes.

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