Background Images

What This Means

CSS background and dynamically loaded images discovered across the website, which should be used for non-critical and decorative purposes. Background images are not typically indexed by Google and browsers do not provide alt attributes or text on background images to assistive technology.

What Triggers This Issue

This issue is triggered when CSS background images and dynamically loaded images are used extensively across a website. For example: background-image: url(‘decorative-image.jpg’)

How To Fix

Review CSS background images discovered and ensure they are correctly used for decorative images and styling. If the image contains information critical to understanding the page’s overall purpose or are important for indexing, then Google recommended using <img> tags.

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