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I want to make ALT tags on images required. There is a module I could port but I think this should probably be in core and active as a default for new image fields. Side note: I also see that D8 has this in core:

From that D8 issue:
Alternative attribute text is required for images to ensure a site meets WCAG accessibility guidelines. When adding an image field to a content type, the alt text field is currently optional meaning Drupal sites often fail accessibility audits until alt text is added to images.
Note: This issue does not relate to images added via CKeditor. It relates to changing the default setting on the image field to require the alt attribute.
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Check out this post re: tempstore: https://forum.backdropcms.org/forum/tempstore-table
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Hi. I use the "[node:title] | [site:name]" tokens for the main image of news articles, blog posts, and similar publications. It's a quick and practical automatic ALT.
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I understand how tokens work, but not so much their practical use in image alt/text (maybe caption?) text. Could you give an example or two?
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