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Understanding SEOPress Content Analysis: Why It Shows Images From Your Entire Page

43 threads Sep 7, 2025 Plugin → Seopress – on-site seo

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If you're using the 'SEOPress – On-site SEO' plugin, you may have noticed that the Content Analysis tool sometimes flags images that you don't recognize as being part of your main post content. This can be confusing, especially if you've carefully added alt text to all the images in your post editor. Let's break down why this happens and what it means for your SEO.

Why Does SEOPress Show Images From Widgets and Other Areas?

The core function of the SEOPress Content Analysis is to scan the final, rendered HTML of your published page URL. Search engines like Google do not just read the raw content from your WordPress post editor; they crawl and index the entire source code of the page as a user's browser would see it.

This means the analysis includes every single image present on that URL, such as:

  • Images in sidebar widgets (e.g., recent post thumbnails, advertisement banners).
  • Images in your header, footer, or comment sections.
  • Images inserted by related posts plugins.
  • Any other image outputted by your theme or plugins on that specific page.

If a related posts widget displays random images, you might see the analysis results change each time you refresh the page, as it's scanning a new set of images. This behavior is not a bug; it is by design to give you a complete picture of what search engines are evaluating.

Common Solutions and Best Practices

While this scanning method is comprehensive, it can feel overwhelming. Here’s how to manage it:

  1. Ensure All Site Images Have Alt Text: The best practice for SEO and accessibility is to add descriptive alt text to every image on your site, not just those in your post content. This includes images in widgets, headers, and footers. This ensures a consistent experience for all users and search engines.
  2. Review the Source Code: To identify where an unfamiliar image is coming from, you can view the page source code (usually by right-clicking on the page and selecting "View Page Source"). Search for the image's filename or URL to locate it in the code and determine which theme or plugin is adding it.
  3. Focus on Key Pages: Remember that the content analysis is a tool to help you improve. While it's ideal for all images to have alt text, prioritize ensuring the images central to your content are perfectly optimized.

Understanding that the analysis reflects the entire page, not just the post content, is key to effectively using this SEOPress feature to improve your overall on-page SEO.

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