Images are an important part of any website, and WooCommerce is no different. Product images help shoppers understand what they’re looking at and make a decision about whether or not to purchase it.
There are a few things to keep in mind when adding images to your WooCommerce products:
Image dimensions – Images should be a minimum of 800px x 800px, and a maximum of 2048px x 2048px. Anything larger than that will be automatically resized by WooCommerce.
File size – Images should be no more than 2MB in file size. Larger files will take longer to load, which can impact your website’s performance.
Image format – The recommended image format for WooCommerce is .jpg. Other formats, like .png and .gif, can also be used, but may not always display correctly on all browsers.
With those things in mind, let’s take a look at how to add images to your WooCommerce products.
WooCommerce is a powerful eCommerce platform, but it can be tricky to manage images. If you’re not careful, you could end up with distorted or pixelated images.
Before you attempt to fit an image in WooCommerce, make sure you understand the risks and have a plan for how to avoid them.
There are two ways to add images to a product in WooCommerce: the first is from the product edit screen, and the second is from the product gallery.
Adding an image from the product edit screen is simple: just click on the “Add product image” button and select the image you want to use from your computer. Once you’ve selected an image, you can add a title and alt text (more on that below), and then click on the “Set product image” button.
Adding an image from the product gallery is just as easy: click on the “Add product gallery image” button and select the images you want to use from your computer. You can then add a title and alt text for each image, and reorder them by dragging and dropping them into place. Once you’re done, click on the “Update product gallery” button.
Now that you know how to add images to your products, let’s talk about why it’s important to include titles and alt text with your images.
Titles and alt text are used by search engines to understand what an image is about. They’re also used by people who are visually impaired, as screen readers will read aloud the title or alt text for an image.
To add a title or alt text to an image, first click on the image in the product edit screen or product gallery. Then, enter your title or alt text in the “Title” or “Alt Text” fields respectively. Once you’re done, click on the “Update” or “Publish” button to save your changes.
Conclusion: Images are an important part of any website because they help shoppers understand what they’re looking at before making a purchase decision. When adding images to WooCommerce products, keep in mind file size, format and dimension restrictions for best results. It’s also beneficial to include titles and alt text with each image so that search engines can index them properly and screen readers can provide descriptions for visually impaired users.
