Product Name as Alt Text for WooCommerce Images Without One
When a product image in the shop, on category pages or on the product page has no alternative text, uses the product name instead of leaving it empty.
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Code
add_filter( 'wp_get_attachment_image_attributes', function ( $attr, $attachment ) {
if ( '' !== trim( (string) ( isset( $attr['alt'] ) ? $attr['alt'] : '' ) ) || ! function_exists( 'wc_get_product' ) ) {
return $attr;
}
$post_id = get_the_ID();
if ( $post_id && 'product' === get_post_type( $post_id ) ) {
$attr['alt'] = wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_title( $post_id ) );
} elseif ( $attachment && $attachment->post_parent && 'product' === get_post_type( $attachment->post_parent ) ) {
$attr['alt'] = wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_title( $attachment->post_parent ) );
}
return $attr;
}, 20, 2 );Notes
Images with their own alt text in the media library are not changed.
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