# Topics that are only images have \[image\] as the meta description

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-are-only-images-have-image-as-the-meta-description/30364>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [6월 23, 2015, 11:10오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-are-only-images-have-image-as-the-meta-description/30364 "2015-06-23T11:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [10월 17, 2018, 9:27오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-that-are-only-images-have-image-as-the-meta-description/30364/6 "2018-10-17T09:27:53Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> we should verify that the alt image text is used in the post excerpt extractor when possible (when it is specified)

Verified that alt image text is used in post excerpt as per:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/acd1693dac1bff6ff50250d942134bc48a27ff14/lib/excerpt_parser.rb#L78>

The post just above as seen on your activity page:

 ![53](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/a/7ad947ec96b634032abf234eb05e713ff15af600.png)

Also, based on my local testing I noticed that in some cases we were showing blank meta description. Fixed that issue via:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/42c405a8200f9e481bcd64a18beabed9a8dea8d4](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/42c405a8200f9e481bcd64a18beabed9a8dea8d4)

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