list of words not detected by Alamy searches

[FocusUno]

what is term for words that are "invisible" to Alamy searches?
the of on and to, etc.

has Alamy provided complete list, or has contributor(s)

compiled complete list & willing to post here?

is there reason to still include those words in tags-supertags?  TIA

[ReeRay]

15 minutes ago, FocusUno said:

what is term for words that are "invisible" to Alamy searches?
the of on and to, etc.

has Alamy provided complete list, or has contributor(s)

compiled complete list & willing to post here?

is there reason to still include those words in tags-supertags?  TIA

The following articles and prepositions are ignored:

the
an
at
by
with
any
for
to

However, these aren't and have to be included:

a
in
on
from

 

[FocusUno]

2 hours ago, ReeRay said:

The following articles and prepositions are ignored:

the
an
at
by
with
any
for
to

thanks for response

but list is incomplete, right?

out of blue, I just tried SOME & got 0 returns

also missing is AND & OF...

leaving ignored words out of caption could cause confusion

but leaving out of tags-supertags preserves character space, right?

[geogphotos]

My opinion is that it is best to write sensible captions regardless of what the Alamy system does or doesn't do. 

 

I realise that is not what you asked.

[meanderingemu]

isn't the important fact the ones that ARE included and recognised?  Having a word that has no impact will not affect your results, like being excluded because you didn't include "ON" or "IN"?

[ReeRay]

34 minutes ago, FocusUno said:

thanks for response

but list is incomplete, right?

out of blue, I just tried SOME & got 0 returns

also missing is AND & OF...

leaving ignored words out of caption could cause confusion

but leaving out of tags-supertags preserves character space, right?

That's the list I've always worked with which, if I remember correctly, I picked up from this forum years back

[M.Chapman]

5 hours ago, geogphotos said:

My opinion is that it is best to write sensible captions regardless of what the Alamy system does or doesn't do. 

Yes, especially as seaches may also be conducted via Google etc., not just via Alamy.

 

Mark

Edited August 29, 2021 by M.Chapman

[geogphotos]

6 minutes ago, M.Chapman said:

Yes, especially as seaches may also be coducted via Google etc., not just via Alamy.

 

Mark

 

And because Alamy is not the only place that one might choose to have images available for licensing. 

[FocusUno]

it has been reported in other threads that ranking strength is ordered as

a. supertags

b. captions

c. tags

therefore IMO captions ought be more tag-like than traditional -- but to each their own...

reason for deleting undetectable words is opening limited character space to significant words

Edited August 29, 2021 by FocusUno

[Graham]

Does anyone know how hyphens are treated for keywording purposes?  Is “old fashioned” the same, for search purposes, as “old-fashioned”, or should both versions be included as keywords?  I am very inconsistent in how I treat potentially hyphenated word pairs.  
 

Graham

[spacecadet]

7 minutes ago, Graham said:

Does anyone know how hyphens are treated for keywording purposes?  Is “old fashioned” the same, for search purposes, as “old-fashioned”, or should both versions be included as keywords?  I am very inconsistent in how I treat potentially hyphenated word pairs.  
 

Graham

Hyphens are ignored and treated in the same way as a space. So just "old fashioned".