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From: E.J. Zufelt
Date: Sep 9, 2011 6:51AM

Good morning,

In the Drupal community we are currently discussing what would be the most appropriate default alt attribute for the site-logo: http://drupal.org/node/1270598

When a user first installs Drupal an included theme is enabled, with its default logo. currently the default is for the site-logo to have the alt attribute of "Home" and to link back to the homepage "/" of the site. This can be changed on a site-by-site basis by downloading or creating a new theme. The file used for the logo can be easily swapped through the administrative user interface.

Some have suggested that using the user configured site-name would be a better approach. Others have suggested that using the site-name + site-slogan would be the best approach.

The problem we face is that Drupal is a product, so the default needs to be appropriate in those circumstances where the user chooses not to change the default theme or logo.

Thanks,
Everett Zufelt
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