Title: Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility Author: alttextai Published: January 6, 2023 Last modified: March 27, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/alttext-ai/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3229734) ![](https://ps.w.org/alttext-ai/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3234803) # Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility By [alttextai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alttextai/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/alttext-ai.1.10.33.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/) ## Description AltText.ai automatically generates alt text for your images. **Automatic:** Every uploaded image is analyzed and alt text is automatically added to the image properties. **Supports Multiple Formats:** Handles JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, and AVIF images for comprehensive coverage across modern image formats. **Optimized SEO for WooCommerce:** Our Ecommerce Vision system intelligently includes your product name in the generated alt text. **Keyword-rich alt text:** Seamlessly integrates focus keyphrases from popular SEO plugins, including **Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, SmartCrawl, and Squirrly SEO**, ensuring natural language optimization. **Chat GPT:** Use your own custom ChatGPT prompt to automatically modify the generated alt text. **Multiple Languages:** Over 130 languages for alternative text. Support for WPML and Polylang translations. **Bulk Actions:** Use our Bulk Generate tool or bulk action dropdown to add alt text to existing images in your library. **WP-CLI Support:** Automate alt text generation from the command line with `wp alttext generate`. Perfect for developers, agencies, and automated workflows. **Review and Edit:** See what was processed and manually edit the generated alt text if desired. **Try for FREE:** No credit card needed to start on a trial plan. ### Demo Video ## Screenshots * [[ * Alt Text is automatically added when you upload an image. * [[ * WooCommerce product images have alt text optimized with the product name. * [[ * Add your API key on the settings page. You will see your current plan and usage. * [[ * The Bulk Update tool can be used to generate alt text for images already in your library. * [[ * Use the History page to review the generated alt text. ## Installation 1. **Visit** Plugins > Add New 2. **Search** for “Alt Text AI” 3. **Install and Activate** Alt Text AI from your Plugins page 4. **Visit** [https://alttext.ai](https://alttext.ai?utm_source=wp&utm_medium=dl) to sign up for a free trial or paid plan. 5. **Link** your account by copying your API key into the Alt Text AI plugin settings page. 6. **Upload** an image to have alt text generated automatically! ## FAQ See [our FAQ](https://alttext.ai/support?utm_source=wp&utm_medium=dl) for answers to our most common questions. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5cf9f877a50283d8d80b78d279f6fa71242f17aee5ca15546fc45dc17d4aa3c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very accurate alt](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-accurate-alt/)󠁿 [mthomas80](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mthomas80/) December 20, 2025 I was actually pleasantly surprised how accurate the alt text is. I’m making a site for an Italian restaurant and it correctly recognizes the food on the dishes, for example, it was even able to figure out that it was egg plants underneath a load of tomato sauce. Will definitely be using this on all my projects. Great job alttext team!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6ec91c51b568620aa8448229f926e1c660316b9965715bf908e27bbafe5daa12? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very helpful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-helpful-plugin-488/)󠁿 [mixalisen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mixalisen/) October 7, 2025 Very helpful plugin in generating alt texts. Although it needs to always to review them for errors. Many times the text must corrected but it speeds the all process writing alt texts much more than doing it yourself. Definitely recommended! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ab4196a3c7d94acbe1bbab3c8d29da457153c5fd9ccd16d19d8fa9b130fef62? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A Web Development Agency Must Have](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-web-development-agency-must-have/)󠁿 [WP CodeUs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpcodeus/) August 1, 2025 We discovered AltText.ai through AppSumo, and I must say we’re incredibly impressed with the quality of the output. The AI does an excellent job of integrating relevant keywords into the assigned pages, and the results have been spot on. We’ve tested it across a few of our sites, and the experience has been absolutely seamless. We’re excited to see how the plugin continues to evolve and wish your team all the best. You’ve earned a lifetime user in us here at WP Codeus! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e63aa569a77fe78929acbd4a577145b88d8b212b655234bccd59a8789d7c2cda? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does not work with AVIF image files.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-with-avif-image-files/)󠁿 [illusionistmagic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/illusionistmagic/) January 31, 2025 1 reply Disappointed Alt Text AI does nothing if your pics are AVIF format. I’ve converted most images on my site to AVIF (from jpg) since the file size is usually 90% smaller than jpeg (after compression).Webp is much better than jpg. AVIF is way better than webp. I look forward to when Alt Text AI can see an image even if it’s not in jpeg format (or png). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a7f28d038b5814c8d68938d378b20bbc90ca7a10fe7d63fe628d2348b54fd3f4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Free and Great Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/free-and-great-plugin/)󠁿 [lucienli](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lucienli/) October 24, 2024 Free and Great Plugin, and it is easy to use. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b292ec15014e728fdccb1781ed16ba5ea3271a6a65634d8902c9a6060482b86? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[perfect also with BuddyBoss/Press](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-also-with-buddyboss-press/)󠁿 [entoen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kamerhuren/) October 19, 2024 fantastic plugin for BuddyBoss and Buddypress to have a search function that has is usefull. descriptions of photos are nicely accurate. thanks for the great plugin and support. [ Read all 36 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ alttextai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alttextai/) * [ Junaid Ahmed ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/junaidkbr/) “Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/alttext-ai/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/alttext-ai) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alttext-ai/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/alttext-ai/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/alttext-ai/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/alttext-ai/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.10.33 – 2026-03-25 * NEW: YOOtheme Pro page builder support — alt text now syncs correctly on YOOtheme- built pages #### 1.10.30 – 2026-03-06 * Fixed: Account verification timeout causing false “no credits” and “invalid API key” errors on slower hosts * Improved: Clearer error message when API key verification fails due to connectivity issues #### 1.10.29 – 2026-02-24 * Improved: Plugin version now included in API requests #### 1.10.28 – 2026-02-22 * Fixed: Missing Elementor sync file that caused fatal error on plugin activation #### 1.10.26 – 2026-02-22 * Fixed: Stability improvements #### 1.10.22 – 2026-02-17 * NEW: Alt text now appears on page builder pages (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, etc.) even when the builder strips it during editing * Improved: Faster alt text syncing with batch processing for pages with many images #### 1.10.21 – 2026-02-06 * Fixed: Settings like “Automatically generate alt text” and “Use SEO keywords” could appear unchecked on fresh installs * Fixed: WP-CLI status command reported incorrect auto-generation state on new installations #### 1.10.20 – 2026-02-04 * NEW: Better support for custom media storage plugins (S3, Cloudinary, etc.) * Fixed: Occasionally, language dropdown could default to a language other than your WordPress site language #### 1.10.18 – 2026-01-30 * NEW: WP-CLI commands for developers — automate alt text generation from the command line with `wp alttext generate` and `wp alttext status` * NEW: Full WordPress Multisite support — share one API key across your entire network and manage settings centrally * NEW: Multilingual CSV import — upload alt text for thousands of images in multiple languages at once * NEW: Polylang users now get automatic translations, matching the seamless WPML experience * Improved: Stronger security controls for multisite network administrators * Fixed: Bulk generation progress now displays correctly #### 1.10.15 – 2025-11-25 * Improved: WPML translations now process automatically when generating alt text for primary images * Improved: Bulk generation prevents double-processing of WPML translated images * Improved: Better error handling and tracking for multilingual alt text generation #### 1.10.13 – 2025-10-06 * Fixed: Non-administrator users can now save settings when given permission to access the plugin #### 1.10.12 – 2025-10-02 * Improved: Better language detection for multilingual sites using WPML and Polylang * Improved: More reliable alt text generation with automatic retry on temporary errors * Fixed: Alt text now generates correctly in the right language for translated images * Fixed: Plugin no longer processes trashed or deleted images #### 1.10.11 – 2025-09-18 * Fixed: Alt text generated in media modal now more reliably persists #### 1.10.10 – 2025-09-11 * Fixed: Media Library bulk action now displays current progress #### 1.10.9 – 2025-09-10 * Improved: Bulk processing now runs up to 10x faster for sites with large media libraries * Improved: Better handling of SVG images – they’ll now process correctly without size restrictions * Improved: If bulk generation gets interrupted, you can seamlessly continue right where you left off * Improved: Memory usage optimized for shared hosting – plays nicer with resource limits #### 1.10.5 – 2025-08-01 * Improved: Enhanced bulk generation reliability with automatic progress saving and recovery * Improved: Smarter error detection and handling during bulk operations * Improved: Better user interface with cleaner notifications and consistent styling * Fixed: Security improvements following WordPress best practices #### 1.10.4 – 2025-07-17 * Added: You can now choose regional variants for English (American/British) and Portuguese (Brazil/Portugal). Visit Settings AltText.ai to select your preferred variant. #### 1.10.3 – 2025-07-02 * Added: Post type exclusion feature – Exclude images attached to specific post types from alt text generation * Added: Bulk operation support for post type exclusions * Fixed: Plugin conflict with Phoenix Media Rename causing fatal errors during bulk generation * Tested: WordPress 6.8 compatibility #### 1.10.1 – 2025-06-24 * Fix potential bulk generation lockups on small images #### 1.10.0 – 2025-06-06 * Added: Configurable admin menu capability – Site admins can now control which user roles can access the AltText.ai admin menu #### 1.9.95 – 2025-04-23 * Introducing SVG & AVIF support! AltText.Ai is the only platform to support these new formats. Advanced image formats cost 2 credits per image; you can manage this feature in your account settings. #### older versions * see changelog.txt for details ## Meta * Version **1.10.33** * Last updated **3 weeks ago** * Active installations **20,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Danish](https://da.wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/), and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/alttext-ai) * Tags * [accessibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/) [Alternative Text](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/alternative-text/)[image alt text](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-alt-text/) [image to text](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-to-text/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alttext-ai/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 32 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ alttextai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alttextai/) * [ Junaid Ahmed ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/junaidkbr/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 3 out of 4 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alttext-ai/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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