How to change images of a page without loosing ranking?
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Hi,
I have two reasons to change some images of a page on a wordpress site:
1.Google speed service advise me to optmize the images size to better spead load times.
2.I want to change images titles (to improve seo optimization for the page keyword), so i need to replace them, since im using wordpress.
Now the question is:
Can i just change the images without worring about any related seo issues? Or should i follow some best practice to change images in order to not affect the ranking of the page?
tx for your support!
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You're welcome.
If you have the answer to your question, you should mark one or more responses with "good answer" so this thread can be closed.
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ok i see your point, thanks so much for your tips, precious!
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It's a personal choice but I don't see any harm in leaving it activated. I think there's more of a risk that tables will get corrupted if you are periodically deactivating and reactivating but that's just my opinion. If it's a concern, you would be better off posing your question to the plugin author.
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Hi Donna, do you think i can activate the plugin just when i need to replace images or is better to leave it always activated?
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Tx David!
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Tx so much, it seems the perfect plugin for the purpose!
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Dreamrealemedia,
Use the Enable Media Replace plugin by Måns Jonasson. It will swap out the old image for the new, update all your links, and you'll be good to go. No 404 errors.
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Tx,
what about image result in google?
If i change image, the old image will still appear in image google research and it will link to my page or does it will generate a 404 erorr when i try to click to the associated page (since now is not anymore in that page)?
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Hi Dreamrealemedia,
I would have absolutely no concerns about losing rankings/traffic from making the changes you've mentioned.
Optimizing image files to improve page load and improving keyword targeting in title/alt text - you can't go wrong with that.
Cheers,
David
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