Alt Text Tools
by NerdPress · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 190.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Find and fix missing Alt Text quickly and easily! Export a CSV of all images (and their Alt Text) that are actually used in your content.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
800+
≈850 estimated
Momentum
-32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility” for “alt”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alt” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 15.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 2 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 100 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alternative text your tag | #1 | #2 | up 2 |
| fix alt text your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| missing alt text | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| missing alt | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| alt tags your tag | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| alt text your tag | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| alt | #8 | #14 | up 1 |
| auto alt text | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| text | #11 | #12 | down 2 |
| set alt text | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| alt tag | #8 | #12 | down 1 |
| auto add alt text | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| image alternative text | #5 | #8 | up 1 |
| find text | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| image alt text | #11 | #14 | 0 |
| get text | #10 | #14 | down 1 |
| image alt | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
| post text | #19 | #18 | down 4 |
| ai alt tags | #11 | #15 | — |
| text editor | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
59 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 32 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility” for “alt”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alt” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v0.4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
3
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ geoffw12.2y ago
Have tried various plugins but this worked for me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marty234.9y ago
Can’t figure out how to be able to have all the image tags export in the CSV file. I love that this is a clean simple solution, so I feel like I am missing something. Please advise how to be able to see all images. I also wish I could just export the whole media file using this tool. It would make it so much easier. Then I could SEE the holes before the image gets placed. Is that possible?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elioregistro5.7y ago
Run away of those other “automatic alt text” generators because that is not the way you must see SEO. This plugin is the professional way. Plus, the support from dev is awesome/quick, so what more do you want !?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hiderr6.2y ago
I tried to install a lot of other plugins for filling missing alt text, but they are all costs a lot or have non-friendly functional. This plugin is very simple and very helpful and also free! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maryannk6.5y ago
Lightweight plugin that does what it says. Great developer support. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thegunnysack6.5y ago
Super easy to use! So nice to have all of the information in one place to easily go in and update, edit, and add where needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crazyforcrust6.5y ago
This plugin was easy to add and easy to use. It gave me a spreadsheet of all my photos without alt tags and clickable links to edit the posts. That saved a ton of time! Highly recommend!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erin6.5y ago
Simple to use, helpful, and a fantastic resource. Couldn’t be easier!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Find and fix missing Alt Text quickly and easily! Export a CSV of all images (and their Alt Text) that are..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 623 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("accessibility", "alt tags", "Alternative Text", "fix alt text" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-04 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 900+ → 800+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 800+ → 900+ up after 1 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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Alt Text Magic – Generate descriptive alt text (alt attribute, alt tag) for accessibility and SEO optimization 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Altagonist 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Accessibility 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
SEO Optimized Images 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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