Title: GlobalDev AI Image Metadata
Author: Globaldev
Published: <strong>August 11, 2026</strong>
Last modified: August 11, 2026

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# GlobalDev AI Image Metadata

 By [Globaldev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/globaldevitus/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/globaldev-ai-image-metadata.1.0.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/globaldev-ai-image-metadata/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/globaldev-ai-image-metadata/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/globaldev-ai-image-metadata/#developers)

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## Description

GlobalDev AI Image Metadata is a Media Library metadata workflow, not an alt-text-
only generator. It helps administrators generate, review and manage Alternative 
Text, attachment Titles, Captions and Descriptions for JPEG, PNG and WebP images.
Metadata can be generated per image, processed in bulk for missing alt text, or 
queued automatically after upload.

Features include:

 * Generate Alternative Text, Title, Caption, and Description from an image.
 * Use the WordPress site language automatically, or enter a custom language name
   or locale.
 * Generate metadata manually from one Media Library screen.
 * Generate and save missing alternative text in bulk with live AJAX progress.
 * Display per-image and cumulative token usage returned by the service.
 * Optionally queue supported new uploads for background processing with WP-Cron.
   Automatic processing is disabled by default.
 * Review and edit generated values before saving.
 * Preserve existing values unless overwrite is enabled for automatic processing.
 * Connect with a revocable project API key created in GlobalDev AI Hub.

The service accepts arbitrary language names and locale codes. Output quality varies
by language and by the visible content of each image. Generated accessibility text
should always be reviewed in the context where the image is used. Decorative images
may need an empty alt attribute instead of generated text.

GlobalDev AI Hub is an external service and may apply project-based usage allowances,
quotas, or paid usage plans. Commercial limits and billing are enforced by the Hub
service rather than by code bundled in this plugin. The plugin remains fully available
under its GPL-compatible license and reports service usage information returned 
by the Hub.

### External service

This plugin connects to GlobalDev AI Hub, an external service operated by GlobalDev
IT SRL.

Default API endpoint:

    ```
    https://globaldev.app/wp-json/gdlh/v1
    ```

The service is used only after a site administrator enters a project API key and
either requests generation or enables automatic processing.

For each generation request, the plugin sends:

 * A reduced copy of the selected image, encoded as base64.
 * The requested output language or locale.
 * The WordPress website name.
 * The original image filename as limited context.
 * The project API key in an HTTP request header.

The plugin does not send page or post content. The Hub returns generated media fields
and technical usage information. The Hub may store technical request records including
the project, endpoint, status, latency, byte counts, token counts, request identifier,
and a one-way hash of the client IP. It does not store the base64 image or raw media
prompt in its traffic table.

Service website: https://globaldev.app/
 Privacy policy: https://globaldev.app/privacy-
policy/ Support: https://globaldev.app/contact-us/

By configuring the project key and using generation, the site administrator authorizes
this external data transfer.

### Privacy

When generation runs, a reduced image copy and limited metadata are sent to GlobalDev
AI Hub. Review the External service section above and the linked privacy policy 
before enabling automatic generation.

## Screenshots

[⌊GlobalDev AI Hub connection settings with project API key setup, output language
selection, connection testing, and monthly AI token usage.⌉⌊GlobalDev AI Hub connection
settings with project API key setup, output language selection, connection testing,
and monthly AI token usage.⌉[

GlobalDev AI Hub connection settings with project API key setup, output language
selection, connection testing, and monthly AI token usage.

[⌊Media Library review interface showing AI-generated Alternative Text, Title, Caption,
Description, token usage, and per-image actions.⌉⌊Media Library review interface
showing AI-generated Alternative Text, Title, Caption, Description, token usage,
and per-image actions.⌉[

Media Library review interface showing AI-generated Alternative Text, Title, Caption,
Description, token usage, and per-image actions.

[⌊Automatic upload processing settings for background AI generation, selectable 
metadata fields, overwrite behavior, and external service data notice.⌉⌊Automatic
upload processing settings for background AI generation, selectable metadata fields,
overwrite behavior, and external service data notice.⌉[

Automatic upload processing settings for background AI generation, selectable metadata
fields, overwrite behavior, and external service data notice.

[⌊Complete Media Library workflow with supported image counts, missing alt text 
detection, monthly token quota, bulk generation, review, editing, and save controls.⌉⌊
Complete Media Library workflow with supported image counts, missing alt text detection,
monthly token quota, bulk generation, review, editing, and save controls.⌉[

Complete Media Library workflow with supported image counts, missing alt text detection,
monthly token quota, bulk generation, review, editing, and save controls.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install the ZIP from Plugins
    Add New.
 2. Activate GlobalDev AI Image Metadata.
 3. Open Media  AI Image Metadata  Settings.
 4. Click Get API key. You are redirected to the GlobalDev project-creator page, where
    the installed connector is verified.
 5. Sign in, create or regenerate the website project key, and return to the website.
    The key is installed automatically when the connector callback is reachable; otherwise
    copy and paste the one-time key.
 6. Use Test connection.
 7. Choose the WordPress site language or enter a custom language or locale.
 8. Open Media  AI Image Metadata to generate, review, save, or start bulk generation.

For server-side key configuration, add this to `wp-config.php`:

    ```
    define( 'GDAIM_HUB_PROJECT_KEY', 'gdlh_live_your_project_key' );
    ```

## FAQ

### Does the plugin expose the AI model name?

No. The client plugin shows only the conversion result, request status, and usage
totals. Provider and model configuration remain inside GlobalDev AI Hub.

### Does it support every language?

The plugin does not impose a fixed language list. It can request the WordPress site
language or any custom language/locale. Results depend on the language capabilities
of the external service, so quality cannot be guaranteed equally for every language.

### How does bulk generation work?

The plugin creates an administrator-scoped bulk job and processes one missing-alt
image per AJAX request. The screen updates live with processed, generated, failed,
and cumulative token counts. You can stop the job without losing completed items.

### Are the token totals exact?

The Hub uses provider-reported token counts when available and an explicitly marked
estimate when the provider omits them. Image tokenization is model-specific, so 
base64 size alone is not an exact model-token measurement.

### Does bulk generation overwrite existing alt text?

No. The bulk action targets supported images whose alternative text is absent or
empty and skips images that already have alternative text.

### Is the plugin free? Does the external service have usage limits?

The WordPress plugin itself is free software. GlobalDev AI Hub is a separate external
service and may provide included usage, project quotas, or paid usage plans. Any
commercial limit is enforced by the Hub service, not by disabling code included 
in this plugin.

### Which image formats are supported?

JPEG, PNG, and WebP.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“GlobalDev AI Image Metadata” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Globaldev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/globaldevitus/)

[Translate “GlobalDev AI Image Metadata” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/globaldev-ai-image-metadata)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/globaldev-ai-image-metadata/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/globaldev-ai-image-metadata/),
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.4

 * Added direct nonce verification to every AJAX action before request data is read.
 * Added translation-context comments required by WordPress coding standards.
 * Corrected the WordPress.org `Tested up to` header format and removed redundant
   manual text-domain loading.
 * Documented the intentional admin-only alt-text metadata queries for code-quality
   tooling.
 * Reduced large analysis copies to a maximum of 768 pixels at JPEG quality 80 to
   lower transfer size and vision-processing overhead.

#### 1.0.3

 * Added an automatic Plan & AI token usage card showing monthly used, allowance,
   remaining tokens and reset date.
 * Quota information now refreshes after AI generation and bulk processing and remains
   visible for unlimited plans.

#### 1.0.2

 * Moved installation-token authorization into the REST API permission callbacks
   for connector verification and setup.
 * Added client handling for Hub-enforced project usage quotas and quota-exceeded
   responses.
 * Clarified the plugin’s complete Media Library metadata workflow and external-
   service usage model.

#### 1.0.1

 * Removed the configurable Hub API URL from the administration interface.
 * Added a secure Get free API key redirect to the GlobalDev project-creator page.
 * Added connector verification and server-to-server project-key delivery with token
   rotation.

#### 1.0.0

 * Prepared the plugin for WordPress.org submission.
 * Added site-language output and unrestricted custom language/locale input.
 * Removed provider and model details from the client interface and responses.
 * Added a Hub connection test.
 * Added live sequential AJAX bulk alt-text generation with stop control and per-
   image status.
 * Added per-image and cumulative token usage display and storage.
 * Reduced analysis images to a maximum of 768 pixels and 2 MB for reliable requests.
 * Disabled automatic upload processing by default and added suggested WordPress
   privacy-policy text.
 * Updated the external-service and privacy disclosure.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.4**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [accessibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)
   [Alt Text](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/alt-text/)[image metadata](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-metadata/)
   [media library](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/globaldev-ai-image-metadata/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Globaldev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/globaldevitus/)

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