Alt Text Support for Images in Social Planner

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With **Alt Text Support for Images**, you can now add descriptive text to images directly within Social Planner. This feature enhances the accessibility and inclusivity of your content without the need to switch to native social platforms.

<p>🚀 **What’s New**</p>
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  <li>**Add Alt Text to Images**</li>
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<p>You can now add custom alt text to every image uploaded in Social Planner.</p>
<ul>
  <li>Works for single-image posts</li>
  <li>Works for multi-image posts and carousels</li>
  <li>Alt text is stored individually for each image</li>
  <li>Fully editable before publishing</li>
</ul>

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  <li>**Quick Add, Edit &amp; Preview**</li>
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<p>After uploading an image, simply hover over it and select **Alt Text**.</p>
<p>From there, you can:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Add alt text</li>
  <li>Edit existing alt text</li>
  <li>Remove alt text if needed</li>
  <li>Images with configured alt text display a visual indicator, making them easy to identify.</li>
</ul>

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  <li>**Multi-Image Support**</li>
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<ul>
  <li>Each image in a carousel or multi-image post can have its own unique description.</li>
  <li>This ensures every image receives accurate context instead of relying on a single generic description.</li>
</ul>

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  <li>**Platform-Aware Publishing**</li>
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<ul>
  <li>Social Planner automatically sends alt text to platforms that support it and safely ignores it on platforms that don’t.</li>
</ul>

<p>👷 **How to Use This Feature**</p>
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  <li>Go to Marketing → Social Planner</li>
  <li>Create a new post</li>
  <li>Upload one or more images</li>
  <li>Hover over an image and click **Alt Text**</li>
</ul>
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  <li>Enter a description for the image</li>
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  <li>If you wish to edit or update the Alt Text, click the **Alt Text** icon again to make changes.</li>
</ul>
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  <li>Save, schedule, or publish your post</li>
</ul>

<p>💡 **Why It Matters**</p>
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  <li>Improves accessibility for visually impaired audiences</li>
  <li>Creates more inclusive social media content</li>
  <li>Follows accessibility best practices</li>
  <li>Keeps everything within a single publishing workflow</li>
  <li>Reduces the need to edit posts natively after publishing</li>
</ul>

<p>📝 **Notes**</p>
<ul>
  <li>Alt text is configured per image, not per post</li>
  <li>Automatically supported on platforms that accept alt text</li>
  <li>Images can be updated or edited before publishing</li>
</ul>