---
title: "Change Product Image Alt Text in Prestashop 1.7"
description: "In PrestaShop 1.7 you can change the alt text for product images in the admin dashboard by default. For review, proper alt attributes in images help screen-reader users understand the function or..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/change-product-image-alt-text-prestashop/
date: 2018-10-19
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Prestashop"]
tags: ["Prestashop v1.7"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Change Product Image Alt Text in Prestashop 1.7

In PrestaShop 1.7 you can change the alt text for product images in the admin dashboard by default. For review, proper *alt* attributes in images help screen-reader users understand the function or description of the image. Although you could do this by editing code or with an module, below we cover changing the image caption setting which updates the alt text and title attributes as well. You can learn more about the *alt* attribute from [our HTML attributes guide](/support/website/basic-html-attributes/) and [WebAIM.org 508 compliance](https://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist#standarda).

## Change Images Caption Attribute

1. **Login PrestaShop**. [![Prestashop login screen](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-6-login.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-6-login.png)
2. Select **Catalog** and **Products** on the left. [![Press catalog and products in menu](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-7-catalog-products.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-7-catalog-products.png)
3. Select the product name under the *Name* column to edit its settings. [![Press the product name](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-8-select-product.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-8-select-product.png)
4. Select the image to display the **caption**. [![Click on the product image](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-9-product-caption.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-9-product-caption.png)
5. Edit the caption before pressing **Save image settings**. [![Edit the caption and save settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-10-product-caption-save.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-10-product-caption-save.png)
6. Afterwards, you can double-check by going to the product page, right-clicking the image, and [selecting **Inspect Element**](/support/website/google-tools/how-to-edit-css-using-google-chrome-developer-tools/). The *alt* and *title* attributes should both match your new caption. [![Select Inspect Element on the image](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-11-product-inspect-element.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-11-product-inspect-element.png) It may require up to 15 minutes for the changes to show unless you clear your [Prestashop cache](/support/edu/prestashop/).

You can test your website’s accessibility using web applications such as [Tenon.io](/support/website/test-website-accessibility-with-tenon-io/) and [WAVE.WebAIM.org](https://wave.webaim.org/). To learn more about improving your Prestashop website, check our [Prestashop Education channel](/support/edu/prestashop/) and our [list of links for free Prestashop templates](/support/edu/prestashop/links-to-10-free-prestashop-template-websites/).