AI Alt Text Generator
by migkapa · SEO
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Bulk-generate WCAG-friendly image alt text with AI — no API key needed. Every site gets free monthly credits for accessibility (ADA/EAA compliance) an …
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.3K estimated
Momentum
-39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility”, “image seo” and “wcag” for “ai alt text”, “eaa compliance” and “alt”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai alt text” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “eaa compliance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wcag” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “alt” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 24.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 23 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 7 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
25
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
3%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai alt text generator | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| text generator | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| alt text generator | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| alt generator | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| alt text your tag | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| openai image generator | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ai alt text | #4 | #9 | down 2 |
| alt | #6 | #12 | down 2 |
| eaa compliance | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| image alt text your tag | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| text | #8 | #9 | down 4 |
| free text content generator | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| ai page generator | #3 | #11 | down 1 |
| ai generator | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| set alt text | #3 | #7 | down 1 |
| generator | #9 | #13 | down 3 |
| alt tag | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| ai content generator | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| fix alt text | #4 | #10 | down 1 |
| eaa | #9 | #11 | down 3 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
210 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 142 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility”, “image seo” and “wcag” for “ai alt text”, “eaa compliance” and “alt”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ai alt text” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “eaa compliance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wcag” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “alt” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “wcag”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-18, now #22. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Feb 2024 · 993 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
23
releases in the last 12 months
7d ago
latest release · v2.7.2 · 26 Oct 2026
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 26% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 13 Feb 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ted Slater1.1y ago
The concept is simple … but of course what’s going on behind the scenes is incredibly complex. This plugin … just works! Amazing. Well done, Migen! You are a rock star.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ og0id1.4y ago
Compared to the other plugins this one is free and just what you need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mghanei1.6y ago
generated alts for all the media (200 images) in like 5 Minutes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zdmdesigns2.3y ago
Does what it described with minimal hiccups. The batch generation seems to stall out a bit, but the on demand generation is great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ developersthp2.5y ago
helped with creating 100+ image alt text in less than 5 min
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.6.2 Fixed: bulk generation could die a few images into a large run. A single failed request — a hosting timeout, a momentary 500, a burst limit on admin requests — used to kill the whole run silently. Failed requests are now 2.6.2
- — Version 2.6.1 Fixed: bulk generation no longer keeps retrying after your credits run out. It used to treat “out of credits” like a single bad image and carry on to the next one, so a large library produced hundreds of failed attempts 2.6.1
- — Version 2.6.0 New: protect alt text you wrote yourself. Under Bulk Generation, list words such as “logo” or “sponsor” and any image whose current alt text contains one of them is left untouched — even with “Process All Images” turned 2.6.0
- — Version 2.5.5 Fixed: the Media Library “Generate Alt Text” bulk action only ever processed the first selected image. The background job that handles the rest exited immediately because the bulk action never flagged a run as started, s 2.5.5
- — Version 2.5.4 Fixed: managed credits now actually generate alt text. A result-format mismatch caused managed-mode generation to fail on every path (bulk, single, upload, WP-CLI). This was the root cause behind “nothing happens” report 2.5.4
- — Version 2.5.3 Settings: managed credits (no API key needed) is now the recommended option, shown first; using your own API key is presented as an “Advanced” option below 2.5.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.7.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 AI Alt Text Generator <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment Modification via 'post_id' Parameter ↗2026-10-27 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.0 Patched in 2.7.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Bulk-generate WCAG-friendly image alt text with AI — no API key needed. Every site gets free monthly credit..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Yoast, Rank Math, OpenAI and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,674 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-31 1K+ → 2K+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 800+ → 900+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 700+ → 800+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Fix Alt Text 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags C -
Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Accessibility 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
SEO Optimized Images 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Image Alt Text 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Alt Magic: AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP & Image Rename 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
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