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Built for SEO, accessibility compliance (WCAG, ADA, Section 508), and e-commerce stores.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Key Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatic generation<\/strong> \u2014 every uploaded image gets alt text in the background<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulk generate<\/strong> \u2014 fix hundreds of existing images in one click<\/li>\n<li><strong>SEO plugin integration<\/strong> \u2014 Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, SmartCrawl, Squirrly<\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce<\/strong> \u2014 auto-include product name and brand in alt text<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-language<\/strong> \u2014 194 languages with WPML and Polylang support<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media Library<\/strong> \u2014 custom column, missing-alt filter, bulk actions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post\/page refresh<\/strong> \u2014 sync updated alt text back into post content<\/li>\n<li><strong>WP-CLI<\/strong> \u2014 <code>wp alttextstudio generate<\/code> for automation<\/li>\n<li><strong>WordPress Multisite<\/strong> \u2014 network-wide settings with shared API key<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developer friendly<\/strong> \u2014 actions, filters, constants for full customization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Unique vs. Other Alt Text Plugins<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>E-commerce color context<\/strong> \u2014 primary\/secondary colors in product image alt text<\/li>\n<li><strong>Negative keywords<\/strong> \u2014 explicit list of words to exclude from generated alt text<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auto-context hints<\/strong> \u2014 filename and URL path used as hints when they match the image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Getting Started<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin<\/li>\n<li>Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/alttextstudio.com\">alttextstudio.com<\/a> and generate an API key<\/li>\n<li>Paste the key into Settings \u2192 Alt Text Studio<\/li>\n<li>Upload an image \u2014 alt text is automatically generated!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the Alt Text Studio API (hosted at api.alttextstudio.com) to generate alt text for images. When you upload an image or click Generate:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The image (either as a URL reference or as base64-encoded data) is sent to our servers along with your optional settings (text length, languages, SEO keywords, e-commerce fields, custom prompt).<\/li>\n<li>Our servers pass the image to our AI provider for analysis and return the generated alt text.<\/li>\n<li>The image and generated text are associated with your Alt Text Studio account for your library and billing history. You can delete any image from your library at any time via your account dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>No image content is sent anywhere other than our own servers. We do not share data with advertisers or unrelated third parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This service is provided by:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Alt Text Studio LLC<\/li>\n<li>Service Terms: https:\/\/alttextstudio.com\/terms-of-service<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/alttextstudio.com\/privacy-policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>An account + API key is required to use this plugin. 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