Alt Magic: AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP & Image Rename
by Alt Magic Pro · AI
AI alt text generator for WordPress with free monthly credits, fast bulk generation for existing and new images, and optional AI image renaming.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.3K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility” and “image seo” for “alt text” and “text generator”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alt text” sits at #6 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. “text generator” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 77 average across 3,403 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 31.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,015 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 19 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| magic | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| alt text generator | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| image alt | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| ai alt text generator | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| image alt text your tag | #4 | #6 | up 3 |
| alt | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| alt text | #6 | #9 | up 1 |
| bulk alt text your tag | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| text generator | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| bulk alt generation | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| alt generator | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| ai alt text your tag | #10 | #11 | down 3 |
| renaming | #8 | #9 | down 1 |
| alt image | #4 | #8 | — |
| automatic image alt | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| rename | #15 | #17 | down 2 |
| set alt text | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| fix alt text | #7 | #9 | up 1 |
| ai image generator | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
| bulk generation | #19 | #17 | up 1 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
75 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 43 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” and “image seo” for “alt text” and “text generator”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alt text” sits at #6 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. “text generator” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Nov 2024 · 727 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.6K · 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
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
17d ago
latest release · v1.8.6 · 16 Oct 2026
36
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 27% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 5 Nov 2024
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.1 Improved bulk processing reliability and added a new processing speed option. 1.8.1
- — Version 1.7.10 Security improvements and general maintenance. 1.7.10
- — Version 1.7.9 Added a helpful local site unlock option. UI bug fixes in after-generation cases. Improved alt text generation messages across the plugin. 1.7.9
- — Version 1.7.8 Improved credit display formatting in admin pages Polished the processed images credits banner 1.7.8
- — Version 1.7.7 Improved bad filename detection for image renaming Reduced false positives for descriptive image names 1.7.7
- — Version 1.7.6 Added image rename improvements Updated to WordPress 7.0 compatibility 1.7.6
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "for teams", "for stores").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Yoast, Rank Math.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,272 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
- 2026-07-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 158 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 700+ → 1K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 600+ → 700+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 500+ → 600+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 400+ → 500+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-11-22 300+ → 400+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 200+ → 300+ up after 106 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 100+ → 200+ up after 77 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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Image Alt Text 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Fix Alt Text 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
AI Alt Text Generator for SEO & Accessibility | AutoAlt 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
AltTextLab AI Alt Text Generator: Bulk Image Alt Text for SEO & Accessibility 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Alt Audit – Bulk Alt Text Manager & Image SEO 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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