Alt tags in category images

[Nick1973]

Does anyone know how I would go about adding the category name into category images that have been uploaded through the admin?

I know this has been asked before and I'm aware that it may not be critical for SEO but there are some situations where it would help.

Currently my image code is like this:

<img src="images/categories/my-category-name.png" alt="" width="680" height="304" />

for the category image. Zen Cart does not seem to add an alt tag by default to category images.


What I would like is:

<img src="images/categories/my-category-name.png" alt="My Category Name" width="680" height="304" />

There must be some way of doing this easily by adding the category name inside an alt tag in the code that generates <img src="images/categories/my-category-name.png" alt="" width="680" height="304" />

Thanks

Nick

[Ajeh]

I am not sure what file you are in for that, but for the default code for Categories you can customize the file:
/includes/templates/your_template_dir/tpl_index_categories.php

with the code in RED:

// categories_image
  if ($categories_image = zen_get_categories_image($current_category_id)) {
    $cat_name = zen_get_category_name($current_category_id, (int)$_SESSION['languages_id']);
?>
<div id="categoryImgListing" class="categoryImg"><?php echo zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $categories_image, $cat_name, SUBCATEGORY_IMAGE_TOP_WIDTH, SUBCATEGORY_IMAGE_TOP_HEIGHT); ?></div>
<?php

and the file:
/includes/templates/your_template_dir/tpl_index_product_listing.php

// categories_image
    $cat_name = zen_get_category_name($current_category_id, (int)$_SESSION['languages_id']);
  if ($categories_image = zen_get_categories_image($current_category_id)) {
?>
<div id="categoryImgListing" class="categoryImg"><?php echo zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $categories_image, $cat_name, CATEGORY_ICON_IMAGE_WIDTH, CATEGORY_ICON_IMAGE_HEIGHT); ?></div>
<?php

[Nick1973]

THanks Linda will give this a go :-)

[Nick1973]

How would I go about adding title tags into the navMain links that appear usually at the top of a zen site? (Home, Log in, My Account etc)

I've changed the name of the 'home' link to a search term. So 'Home' has become 'My Search Term' and I'd also like to put 'My Search Term' in the title tag of the 'Home' link.

[bramf]

Why is this solution for proper alt tages on categories names not incorporated in standard zen-cart release?
Do you also have similar solution for manufacturers?

[mc12345678]

Why is this solution for proper alt tages on categories names not incorporated in standard zen-cart release?
Do you also have similar solution for manufacturers?

Possibly because no one has submitted the code to the core team for incorporation. Such discussion and action can occur at https://github.com/zencart/zencart. Additionally, no response was provided that the suggestion was a success. Further, not sure why an image is being presented that doesn't have an alt tag. I don't mean technically (the code), but why it was not considered necessary to include or why if there was a specific reason to not include the alt tag...

[lat9]

@bramf, I don't know what Zen Cart version you're asking about, but certainly the most recent (Zen Cart 1.5.5a and later) includes those alt tags on category-listings; see my demo site for verification.

If you're not seeing them on your site, check your current template for those omissions.