[Accessibility] Add missing alt attributes to images in collections and layouts by bhavyamsharmaa · Pull Request #2601 · meshery/meshery.io

bhavyamsharmaa · 2026-02-23T05:45:49Z

Description

This PR fixes #2598

Instead of leaving images without alt tags and hurting SEO, I went through the collections and _layouts folders to add alt attributes to all the missing img tags. Pulled the text for the alt tags mostly from the image source names to make them descriptive enough for screen readers.

Notes for Reviewers

Checked locally, no broken images. This specifically addresses the missing alt issue on blog posts and single page models.

Signed commits

Yes, I signed my commits.

…youts Signed-off-by: Bhavyam <positionbhavyamsharma@gmail.com>

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gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-23T05:46:12Z

Summary of Changes

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This pull request focuses on a crucial accessibility and SEO improvement by systematically adding alt attributes to <img> tags throughout the website's layouts and content. These changes ensure that all images are properly described, making the content more accessible to screen readers and more discoverable by search engines, thereby contributing to a more inclusive and optimized web presence.

Highlights

Improved Web Accessibility: Added missing alt attributes to numerous <img> tags across the website, enhancing the experience for users relying on screen readers.
Enhanced SEO: Provided descriptive text for images through alt attributes, which can improve the website's search engine ranking and image discoverability.
Comprehensive Coverage: Addressed missing alt tags in various layouts (_layouts folder) and content collection pages (collections folder), including single page models and blog posts.

Changelog

_layouts/single-page-extension.html
- Added a dynamic alt attribute using a Liquid tag to an image element.
_layouts/single-page-model.html
- Introduced dynamic alt attributes using Liquid tags to multiple image elements within the model display and component sections.
collections/_pages/brand.html
- Added empty alt attributes to several logo images for decorative purposes.
- Assigned descriptive alt attributes to Meshery logo images, zoom backgrounds, presentation images, social media images, and mascot illustrations.
collections/_pages/community.html
- Added descriptive alt attributes to various SVG icons representing resources like 'Clipboard', 'Shape', 'Bookmark', 'Calendar', and 'Rocket'.
collections/_pages/recognition.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Recognition Program' to the main recognition program image.
collections/_posts/2020/2020-05-21-meshmark-explained.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Distributed Performance Green' to an image.
collections/_posts/2020/2020-07-30-analyzing-with-smp.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Mesh Cubes' to an image.
collections/_posts/2020/2020-12-02-kubecon-+cloudnativecon.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Service Mesh Implementations' to an image.
collections/_posts/2023/2023-01-09-meshery-system-provider.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'System Provider' to an image.
collections/_posts/2023/2023-06-16-changing-meshery-release-channels.md
- Added alt attributes with values 'Change Meshery Release Channels' and 'Meshery Version' to respective images.
collections/_posts/2023/2023-9-2-meshery-badge-program.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Recognition Banner' to an image.
collections/_posts/2024/2024-12-20-meshery-v0.8.0-release-announcement.md
- Added alt attributes with values 'Five Legos', 'Playground Card Background', and 'Meshery Catalog' to images within the post.
collections/_posts/2025/02/2025-02-01-ninth-highest-velocity-cncf-project.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Maintainers And Contributors' to an image.
collections/_posts/2025/03/27/2025-03-27-meshery-at-kubecon-eu-2025-security-slam.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Security Sentinel' to an image.
collections/_posts/2025/03/31/2025-3-31-meshery-reaches-7000-stars.md
- Added alt attributes with values 'Five Holding Onto Rocket', 'Meshery Catalog', and 'Meshery Community Overview' to images.
collections/_posts/2025/10/25/2025-10-05-introducing-shape-builder-extension.md
- Added an alt attribute with the value 'Site' to an image.

Activity

The author, bhavyamsharmaa, created this pull request to address issue [Accessibility] Missing alt attributes on images across blog posts and collections #2598.
The author confirmed that the changes were checked locally and no broken images were found.
The author verified that all commits were signed, adhering to project contribution guidelines.

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Code Review

This pull request primarily adds alt attributes to numerous <img> tags across various HTML and Markdown files to improve accessibility. Specifically, alt attributes were added to images in _layouts/single-page-extension.html, _layouts/single-page-model.html, collections/_pages/brand.html, collections/_pages/community.html, collections/_pages/recognition.md, and several blog posts (collections/_posts).

The review comments highlight several issues: merge conflicts in _layouts/single-page-model.html that need resolution, and incorrect or non-descriptive alt attribute values. For instance, alt="{{Page" and alt="{{ Component" in the layout files are syntactically incorrect and should be updated to use proper Liquid syntax like alt="{{ page.title }}" or alt="{{ component.name }}". Additionally, several alt="Shape" attributes in collections/_pages/community.html are identified as decorative and should be changed to alt="", while alt="Site" in a blog post is deemed insufficiently descriptive and a more detailed alternative is suggested.

gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-23T05:49:03Z

_layouts/single-page-extension.html

 				  data-snapshot-dark="{{page.whiteImage}}"
 				  src="{{page.colorImage}}"
-				  onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'" loading="lazy" onclick="toggleFullScreenImage('{{ page.colorImage }}', 'extension')" />
+				  onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'" loading="lazy" onclick="toggleFullScreenImage('{{ page.colorImage }}', 'extension')"  alt="{{Page" />


The alt attribute has invalid Liquid syntax ({{Page). It's missing the closing braces and the variable name might be incorrect. For an extension page, using the page title as the alt text is a good practice.

onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'" loading="lazy" onclick="toggleFullScreenImage('{{ page.colorImage }}', 'extension')" alt="{{ page.title }}" />

gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-23T05:49:03Z

_layouts/single-page-model.html

+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
        <img class="image-class"  
          data-snapshot-light="{{ page.colorIcon }}"
          data-snapshot-dark="{{ page.whiteIcon }}"
          src="{{ page.colorIcon }}"
          onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'" 
          loading="lazy" 
          onclick="toggleFullScreenImage('{{ page.colorIcon }}', 'model')" />
+=======
+        <img class="image-class" data-snapshot-light="{{ page.colorIcon }}" data-snapshot-dark="{{ page.whiteIcon }}"
+          src="{{ page.colorIcon }}" onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'" loading="lazy"
+          onclick="toggleFullScreenImage('{{ page.colorIcon }}', 'model')"  alt="{{ Page" />
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes


This file contains merge conflict markers (<<<<<<<, =======, >>>>>>>). These must be resolved before this pull request can be merged. After resolving the conflict, please also fix the alt attribute, as alt="{{ Page" is syntactically incorrect. It should likely be alt="{{ page.title }}".

gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-23T05:49:03Z

_layouts/single-page-model.html

+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
          <div style="text-align: center; width: 150px;">
            <img src="{{site.baseurl}}/{{ component.colorIcon }}" 
                 onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'"
                 style="width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: contain;" 
                 loading="lazy" />
            <p><strong>{{ component.name }}</strong></p>
          </div>
+=======
+        <div style="text-align: center; width: 150px;">
+          <img src="{{site.baseurl}}/{{ component.colorIcon }}" onerror="this.src='/assets/images/meshery-color.svg'"
+            style="width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: contain;" loading="lazy"  alt="{{ Component" />
+          <p><strong>{{ component.name }}</strong></p>
+        </div>
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes


This section also contains merge conflict markers that need to be resolved. The alt attribute within the conflict, alt="{{ Component", is also syntactically incorrect. After resolving the conflict, please use a descriptive alt text, like alt="{{ component.name }}".

gemini-code-assist · 2026-02-23T05:49:03Z