# Make image alternative text field in rich text mandatory **URL:** \ **Category:** Content SaaS\ **Created:** [May 25, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/make-image-alternative-text-field-in-rich-text-mandatory/3940 "2023-05-25T14:38:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hcu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@hcu](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/hcu)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/make-image-alternative-text-field-in-rich-text-mandatory/3940/1 "2023-05-25T14:38:42Z")
When adding an image to a rich text you can optionally specify an alternative text. See screenshot. Is there a way to make this field mandatory? ![image-alt-text-in-rich-text](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/bloomreach1/original/2X/b/bd7904536201fc60566c8253e3f99ea74182d641.png) ---
**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/make-image-alternative-text-field-in-rich-text-mandatory/3940/2 "2023-05-26T09:35:37Z")
Not as far as I know. It’s a custom plugin in our open source code, so maybe you can look at it to see if you can customize it. But, afaict there are no built in override options. ---
**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/make-image-alternative-text-field-in-rich-text-mandatory/3940/3 "2023-05-26T10:02:43Z")
Oh, wait, I see you mean SaaS. There is then no option to customize this. ---
**Author:** ![hcu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@hcu](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/hcu)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/make-image-alternative-text-field-in-rich-text-mandatory/3940/4 "2023-06-01T13:50:49Z")
That is unfortunated. Thank you for the answers. ---
**Author:** ![Rajesh\_Sailada](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/rajesh_sailada/32/1374_2.png) [@Rajesh\_Sailada](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/Rajesh_Sailada)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/make-image-alternative-text-field-in-rich-text-mandatory/3940/5 "2025-06-17T06:27:45Z")
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