Google has made a small replace to its picture search engine marketing finest practices documentation, particular to the “Use HTML picture parts to embed photos” section. The replace appears comparatively minor however the modifications to the wording was finished for a purpose.
This replace was noticed first by Gagan Ghotra who posted about it on X, he stated, “Google updates web page about picture search engine marketing finest practices.”
What modified?
The Use HTML picture parts to embed photos part now reads:
Utilizing customary HTML picture parts helps crawlers discover and course of photos. Google can discover photos in src attribute of img component (even when it is a baby of different parts, reminiscent of the image component). Google would not index CSS photos.
It previously stated:
Utilizing customary HTML picture parts helps crawlers discover and course of photos. Google parses the HTML img parts (even after they’re enclosed in different parts reminiscent of image parts) in your pages to index photos, however would not index CSS photos.
Here’s a side-by-side of the change:
Google picture search engine marketing finest practices web page which was up to date https://t.co/WVJWP1O8i0
Earlier model of identical web page through @waybackmachine (25 June)https://t.co/1NboVhC4rl
— Gagan Ghotra (@gaganghotra_) July 4, 2024
Discussion board dialogue at X.
