How to Fix No Images Found on the Homepage Warning

If SureRank shows the warning: “No images found on the homepage.”

This article will help you understand why this warning appears, why it matters for SEO, and how to fix it even if you’re not a technical user.

What’s the Problem

Images are an important part of SEO. They help search engines understand your content, improve user engagement, and contribute to rich results like Google’s image search.

When SureRank detects no images on the homepage, it means your homepage currently does not include any images that are accessible and indexable by search engines. This can happen due to:

• The homepage actually has no images.
• Images are added via a page builder but are not properly rendered in the front-end HTML.
• Images are loaded via JavaScript or lazy-loading in a way that search engines cannot detect.

Potential issues this causes:

• Reduced SEO performance — Google may view the page as text-heavy or incomplete.
• No images in Google’s rich results or preview snippets.
• Missed opportunities for image search traffic.

Why This Matters

• Search Engine Understanding: Images give context to your content and help Google understand what your homepage is about.
• User Engagement: Visual content increases visitor retention and engagement.
• Rich Results: Featured images or OG images are used in social media sharing previews and rich results.
• Overall SEO Score: A homepage without images may impact your overall site SEO score in SureRank.

How to Fix It

Step 1 – Verify the Homepage

• Go to your homepage in a browser.
• Check if images are visible.
  • If there are no images, you will need to add at least one featured image or visual content.
  • If images are visible, ensure they are not loaded via JavaScript-only methods that prevent search engines from detecting them.

Step 2 – Add Images to Your Homepage

Depending on your setup:

• Using Gutenberg or Block Editor:
  • Edit the homepage and add an Image block or Cover block.
  • Upload your desired image(s).
  • Add alt text for each image describing the content.
• Using Elementor or Other Page Builders:
  • Edit the homepage in your page builder.
  • Add an Image Widget or Section Background Image.
  • Ensure images are properly published and visible in the front-end HTML.
• Featured Image:
  • Go to Pages > All Pages, edit your homepage, and set a Featured Image.

Step 3 – Optimize Images (Missing Alt Text on Homepage Images)

• Add descriptive alt text for SEO.
• Use compressed image formats (JPEG, WebP, PNG) for faster loading.
• Ensure images are not blocked by robots.txt or noindex rules.

Step 4 – Re-run Site SEO Analysis

• After making changes, Re-run Checks in SureRank.
• The warning should disappear.

Suggestions & Best Practices

• Use at least one high-quality image on the homepage.
• Include an alt attribute for every image.
• If your homepage uses a slider or dynamic gallery, make sure images are rendered in HTML for SEO detection.