Accessibility finding
The image was replaced and the alternative text stayed the same
Accessibility Warning Severity: Medium
Part of the audit Alternative text contradicts its surroundings. Finding id: accessibility.altKeptAfterImageChange.
What it costs you
If the new picture shows something else, blind visitors are told about a picture that is no longer there.
What to do
Look at the image. If the alt no longer fits, rewrite it.
What it checks
- Description left over from replaced image
How to fix it
Fix
A real case
In WebAIM's 2026 scan of the top one million home pages, 10.8% of the images that had alternative text had questionable or repetitive text, and one in four linked images had none.
How to verify by hand
A person: look at the image and read its alt.
What this relies on
The alt was written for the picture that was there before.