New Posting Features - Add Alt Text to Linked Images by BOP5 (VB 4.1.10+)

Brought to You by BirdOPrey5 / Qapla.com

Current Version: 1.5

This is the Standard Version. The GOLD Version is FREE but available only from:
Qapla.com - Add Alt Text GOLD VB4 by BOP5 Mod

The GOLD edition has 1 additional feature: Smart Tagging
Smart Tagging will check the filename of an image for useful information. If the mod believes the filename can be useful to describing the image it will use a cleaned and formatted version of the filename as the alt or title text. If the mod sees that the filename is all numeric, or a common digital camera format, or a vbulletin attachment filename it will instead use the thread title as the alt/title text for the image.

The Standard edition has only 3 options for alt or title text, each of which can be set independently. - Use Filename, Use Thread Title, or use both Filename AND Thread Title to create the tag.

The purpose of this mod is to automatically add "alt" and / or "title" tags to linked images in vBulletin forums.

By default vBulletin leaves the alt tag blank on all linked images. However image searches like Google scan for alt and/or title tags to determine what the image is and having these tags can increase your SEO in regards to images and perhaps regular SEO as well.

It can also benefit visually impaired users who may be using a screen reader.

Demo: http://www.qapla.com/mods/showthread...?p=325#post325

VB 4.1.10+ Preferred. No manual file edits necessary.
VB 4.0.0 - VB 4.1.9 - 1 manual file edit required. Directions in .zip.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.
Donations always appreciated. :up:

[BirdOPrey5]

Cool... The actual code of the function may vary from version to version, the important thing is to find the function:

function handle_bbcode_img_match

And then add the hook right before the return line...

($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('bbcode_img_match')) ? eval($hook) : false;

So actually I don't think the code you posted is right, the hook needs to be above the return line.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Cool... The actual code of the function may vary from version to version, the important thing is to find the function:

function handle_bbcode_img_match

And then add the hook right before the return line...

($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('bbcode_img_match')) ? eval($hook) : false;

So actually I don't think the code you posted is right, the hook needs to be above the return line.

thanks :up: i made the adjustment....

[strudinox]

Does this also work with linked images on the CMS?

[BirdOPrey5]

Actually it seems like it does work on linked images in the CMS as well. Just tried it...

[14DH01]

Hello,
Thank you for this mod 5 stars
it also aids to find our images as attachments (I needed to find broken images)

[Dennis Kaczor]

I have been looking for something like this for months and months and always came up blank with my searching. Yesterday I seen this plug-in and downloaded and installed this today and liked what I see with all the images on my site. It has potential with my users images now.

Adding an image from my server worked like a charm, PhotoBucket still shows the file name so that is a plus. I use Flickr for my images and it is a shame that they don't use the File Name when you upload your images on there site, you end up with their file name.

Looking at seeing if one can add an Alt and Title to the end of their code, means a bit of extra work but more of a curious thing for me.

As you mentioned this is better than nothing and I agree. Voted 5 STARS

[BirdOPrey5]

If you want users to enter their own "title" for images you could create a custom BB Code...

Admin CP -> BB Code Manager -> Add New BB Code

Call it: img
Make sure USE OPTION is set to YES
Make the replacement code:

<img src="{param}" alt="{option}" title="{option}" border="0" />

Save it...

now people can include images like:

[14DH01]

hello,
Add Alt Text to Linked Images
no longer operate this mod:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=237650

resize image no longer works with your plugin

Thank you

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by 14DH01

hello,
Add Alt Text to Linked Images
no longer operate this mod:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=237650

resize image no longer works with your plugin

Thank you

Sorry to hear that. I don't think I can do anything about it though.

[OldSchoolDSL]

Installed and working

4.1.10