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Is linking to Are images aswith non-standard extensions (such as ".ashxashx", instead of ".png" or ".jpg") bad for SEO?

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Is havinglinking to images in file formats likeas .ashx bad for SEO?

Certain CMS' running on IIS like Sitecore do not give image files appropriate file formats like .png or .jpg by default, but instead servelink to images as:

<img src="/media/Some Folder/EX-IMG.ashx" alt="Example" />

Ignoring the spaces, non-descriptive filename, and capitals (likely to break and/or cause duplicate content issues), does the file formatthat URI with .ashx pose a problem?

Is using the correct image file format a ranking factor in organic search for the page that the image appears on, or is having a decent alt attribute enough?

 

(Note, it is not necessary to have this image rank in Google Images, but inform spiders that it is relevant and contextual media related to the text content on the page.)

Is having images in file formats like .ashx bad for SEO?

Certain CMS' running on IIS like Sitecore do not give image files appropriate file formats like .png or .jpg by default, but instead serve images as:

<img src="/media/Some Folder/EX-IMG.ashx" alt="Example" />

Ignoring the spaces, non-descriptive filename, and capitals (likely to break and/or cause duplicate content issues), does the file format .ashx pose a problem?

Is using the correct image file format a ranking factor in organic search for the page that the image appears on, or is having a decent alt attribute enough?

(Note, it is not necessary to have this image rank in Google Images, but inform spiders that it is relevant and contextual media related to the text content on the page.)

Is linking to images as .ashx bad for SEO?

Certain CMS' running on IIS like Sitecore do not give image files appropriate file formats like .png or .jpg by default, but instead link to images as:

<img src="/media/Some Folder/EX-IMG.ashx" alt="Example" />

Ignoring the spaces, non-descriptive filename, and capitals (likely to break and/or cause duplicate content issues), does that URI with .ashx pose a problem?

Is using the correct image file format a ranking factor in organic search for the page that the image appears on, or is having a decent alt attribute enough?

 

(Note, it is not necessary to have this image rank in Google Images, but inform spiders that it is relevant and contextual media related to the text content on the page.)

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Is having images in file formats like .ashx bad for SEO?

Certain CMS' running on IIS like Sitecore do not give image files appropriate file formats like .png or .jpg by default, but instead serve images as:

<img src="/media/Some Folder/EX-IMG.ashx" alt="Example" />

Ignoring the spaces, non-descriptive filename, and capitals (likely to break and/or cause duplicate content issues), does the file format .ashx pose a problem?

Is using the correct image file format a ranking factor in organic search for the page that the image appears on, or is having a decent alt attribute enough?

(Note, it is not necessary to have this image rank in Google Images, but inform spiders that it is relevant and contextual media related to the text content on the page.)