Hi, I see lots of folks have been asking about Yoast SEO and Pro. I am using X and Classic Elements, yet Yoast doesn’t seem to be seeing my Section Images. It is telling me there are no images on the page when this is not the case. Is there anything I can do to make Yoast see the images that have been inserted using Cornerstone which are not using Classic or Pro Elements?
Hi @isdg01,
Thanks for reaching out.
It’s normal I think since Yoast doesn’t analyze the actual page (live page), it only analyzes the content of the editor. You can try this without a builder,
- Add an image shortcode like
[image src=""]and let it analyze it, it will say that there is no image found - Then try adding
<img src="">and Yoast SEO will able to see it
Its analysis is based on HTML tag <img> within the editor and not based on how real Search Engine sees it (live page).
It’s the same when Yoast SEO is unable to see images on galleries and grids since they are added as shortcode in the editor. Try adding an image within classic text element (instead of image element) and use <img> instead, it should be seen by Yoast SEO.
Thanks!
OK, that might work for inline images, but I’m talking about Section Images in the headers and marginless columns. If Google still sees them and their Alt Tags (applied via Media Gallery), I’m fine. Definitely not going to try to recreate a marginless column with a text tag just to make Yoast happy! That said, I do want Google to be happy 
Hello There,
Only images using <img> tag needs the alt tag. If you are referring to the section with a background image, those images will not be counted because it is not an image element. It is only a background image which no longer require alt tag. In short, you may ignore section background images.
And if you were using the image element especially in Cornerstone, just do not forget to add the alternative text.
Hope this helps.
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