Auto-populate Image ALT Tags from Media Library
by Taylor Callsen · Uncategorized
Automatically populates Alt and Title tags for images using the values set in the Media Library.
41 health vs 56 average across 12,390 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3054 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
53
now · peak 163
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-27 30+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-25 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-09-20 30+ → 20+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2024-09-06 20+ → 30+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 10+ → 20+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2024-04-19 20+ → 10+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2024-03-29 30+ → 20+ down after 109 days in tier
- 2023-12-11 20+ → 30+ up after 8 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- A Automatic image ALT attributes 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 5 shared tags D
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Format Media Titles 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D - I Img Title Removal 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- I Image Title Remove 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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