Google Updates Image SEO Best Practices For Embedded Images

Google has made a small replace to its picture search engine optimization finest practices documentation, particular to the “Use HTML picture parts to embed pictures” section. The replace appears comparatively minor however the modifications to the wording was completed for a purpose.

This replace was noticed first by Gagan Ghotra who posted about it on X, he stated, “Google updates web page about picture search engine optimization finest practices.”

What modified?

The Use HTML picture parts to embed pictures part now reads:

Utilizing normal HTML picture parts helps crawlers discover and course of pictures. Google can discover pictures in src attribute of img component (even when it is a baby of different parts, akin to the image component). Google would not index CSS pictures.

It previously stated:

Utilizing normal HTML picture parts helps crawlers discover and course of pictures. Google parses the HTML img parts (even after they’re enclosed in different parts akin to image parts) in your pages to index pictures, however would not index CSS pictures.

Here’s a side-by-side of the change:

Discussion board dialogue at X.