Alt Text Magic – Generate descriptive alt text (alt attribute, alt tag) for accessibility and SEO optimization

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Reviewers say the auto-generated alt text works as advertised and saves real time on bulk uploads, though some want SEO keyword and length controls, and one calls the credit pricing far too steep for smaller sites.

1. ★★★★★ Minegap LLC

   2.3y ago

   We made this plugin, and it’s awesome!

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2. ★★★★★ yeiouabigail

   3.4y ago

   I use Alt Text Magic on my e-commerce website. I’m uploading a mix of photos for product pages, blog posts, marketing content, etc. I appreciate that any image I upload is automatically given Alt text! Most of the time the generated text is pretty accurate, though I typically tweak it a little because I want to describe my products (framed artwork) in a specific way. Still, it’s much faster and easier to tweak existing content than it is to write the full description myself! I’ve upgraded to the professional plan at $5/mo so that when I have large batches of product photos to add I don’t run out of credits mid-stream, though there’s also a way to check your library and add alt text to any images that are missing it, as well as a log of recent alt text generated and which images it was added to. They’ve thought of everything! Leave no alt text blank!

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3. ★★★★★ nina2813

   3.4y ago

   I really enjoy the plugin. It worked just as advertised. I do wish there was more functionality to add an SEO keyword in or give it a length guideline. For example it might say “laptop with blue text stating ‘X'” but it doesn’t have any context to it if it was a decorative piece or any connection to the SEO keyword of the article. Overall, still impressed

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4. ★★★★★ Gary Thorn

   3.5y ago

   The pricing model for this plugin is absurd. Perhaps makes sense for large agencies with money to burn but the credits for this simple task costs more than the credits for advanced cloud caching tools, image cdns, even many cloud based hosting companies. Perhaps worth it at bulk prices, but certainly not on the smaller end.

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5. ★★★★★ trestledoor

   3.5y ago

   Works as advertised. This saves my agency a lot of time when uploading a lot of images.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-15 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-06-14 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-06-11 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
4. 2026-06-06 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-06-05 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
6. 2026-05-27 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-05-25 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-05-24 100+ → 200+ 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).

• Alt Text Tools 800+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• 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
• Auto Alt Text 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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Alt Text Magic – Generate descriptive alt text (alt attribute, alt tag) for accessibility and SEO optimization: 100+ active installs, 3.8★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/alttextmagic