Despite the advances in Google's ability to understand images

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Insert alt text into images
Adding alt text is still a necessary step. Adding alt text to images improves web accessibility and helps browsers better understand the images on your site.

Here's what Google says about writing alt text:

When choosing alt text, focus on creating useful, information-rich content that cuba email list uses keywords appropriately and is contextual to the content on the page.
Avoid keyword stuffing alt attributes, as this creates a poor user experience and can cause your site to be considered spammy.

— Google

So, when writing alt text for images, a best practice to always keep in mind is to be concise in your description and avoid keyword stuffing.

Upload your images with the lazy method
Lazy loading is a technique that defers the loading of non-critical resources (images, videos, etc.) until the page loads. This way, images and videos are loaded only when users need them.

Here’s how Google explains the connection between lazy loading and site performance:

When we use lazy loading to load images and videos, we reduce the initial page load time, initial page weight, and system resource usage, all of which have a positive impact on performance.

— Google

To lazy load your images and videos on WordPress, you can use the free a3 Lazy Load plugin .