Issue: Broken external images don’t display properly, creating a poor user experience and signaling to search engines that your site may be poorly maintained.
Fix: Identify and fix broken external images by replacing them, removing them, or updating their URLs.
How to Fix for Beginners
- Replace Missing Images: If the external image is no longer available, find a new version of the image and replace the old one.
- Example:
<img src="newimagehost.com/pic.jpg" alt="Updated description">
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- Update Moved Images: If the image has a new URL, update the link in your code to point to the new location.
- Example: Change
<img src="oldurl.com/image.jpg">to<img src="newurl.com/image.jpg">.
- Example: Change
- Remove Unneeded Images: If the image isn’t essential, delete the
<img>tag from your page to clean up your code.- Example:
<img src="brokenimage.jpg" alt="Remove this">→ Remove this line.
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- Test After Fixing: Use a browser or SEO tool to check that all external images are displaying properly.
Tip: Keeping all external images functional improves user trust, enhances experience, and avoids negative SEO impacts.