Automatic image ALT attributes
by Dan · Uncategorized
Automatically generates ALT attributes in image HTML. Restoring WordPress < 4.7 functionality.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “alt”, “attribute” and “image” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 18.9K 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3593 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3593 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| attribute your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| img your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| title your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “alt”, “attribute” and “image” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 281 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Feb 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ diedenker9.0y ago
Exactly what one needs who constantly forgets to put alt-attributes (or finds that task simply silly and time wasting). Thank you for that easy little plugin who seems to do this job perfectly! Please keep performance of it in mind and update from time to time so to know it’s still secure and up to date (last update is already almost 1 year ago). Thanks again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AndB9.4y ago
Perfect without any issue!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atticusfitch9.5y ago
Exactly what I was looking for and works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed9.6y ago
Works fine, the best for seo images. Thanks works like a charm. Keep update please. Run website auditor and robot read alt, it,s fantastic for SEO Thanks This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by General Seed. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by General Seed. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by General Seed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tainguyen9.7y ago
It works for me , thanks a lot ! This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by tainguyen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sp3php9.7y ago
🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zepolo9.8y ago
tres bien
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An9.8y ago
This feature is a time saver for me as my site is image oriented.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically generates ALT attributes in image HTML. Restoring WordPress < 4.7 functionality."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 552 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "img" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 468 days in tier
- 2022-05-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 458 days in tier
- 2021-02-24 4K+ → 3K+ down
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).
-
Prostudio Auto Meta Images 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 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 B
-
Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Automatic image ALT attributes into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/automatic-image-alt-attributes" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Automatic image ALT attributes — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Automatic image ALT attributes: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/automatic-image-alt-attributes
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.