Fix Alt Text
by Steven Ayers · SEO
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage alt text site-wide easily with Fix Alt Text. You can also force users to use alt text when adding images in Gutenberg and Classic editors.
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility” and “accessible” for “fix alt text” and “fix”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fix alt text” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “accessible” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fix” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
62 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 24.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,192 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 544 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ 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: Last updated 544 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fix alt text | #8 | #14 | down 2 |
| fix | #20 | #21 | down 1 |
| alt text your tag | #24 | #19 | down 4 |
| auto add alt text | #20 | #19 | down 2 |
| auto alt text | #22 | #17 | down 3 |
| missing alt text | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| accessible your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image alt text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility” and “accessible” for “fix alt text” and “fix”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fix alt text” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “accessible” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fix” sits at #20 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 1.7K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.9.1 · 5 May 2025
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 2.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Fari1.2y ago
I need to say that this plugin has been a game changer and such a huge help! Our company is responsible for many WP sites assigned to different users with different skill levels. We are on top of keeping Accessible sites and guarantee those to our clients. However, some of our users tend to forget Alt Text or fail to keep consistency, so the battle to re-add, find & replace, as well as just locate in general has finally been completed! This tool scans the whole site (or you can limit it), and it has been a big help in finding the same image on multiple pages and fixing, as opposed to the AI alt text plugins that only give the image/jpeg title (which is so bad). The Force Alt Text feature has been truly a blessing! Now our sites have been reporting consistently with 0 Alt Text issues! Thanks so much for this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Websites Built For You1.5y ago
This is a great little plugin that does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it very well!Fixes a very real world problem we had.Thanks guys.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 61pixels2.1y ago
Seems to do exactly what it says. I just tested it out for a client. Love that inline edit that actually updates the text in the post it was embedded. Also love that it makes the ALT text required when uploading an image (even if there are ways around it). Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ avi sato2.2y ago
this is an incredibly useful tool for quickly solving the issue of missing alt tags on a site. i’ve tried plenty of others and this is leaps and bounds better than anything else i’ve seen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kchez3.6y ago
Fix Alt Text is an essential plugin to help make our sites more accessible and the author is dedicated and very responsive to crushing “bugs” that creep in and get reported. This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by kchez.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kica4.0y ago
Crash my website (unavailable, high CPU usage) at the moment i activate the plugin. I had to connect in ftp to delete the plugin manually to restore the functionnality.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SnappaGuy4.2y ago
Does everything it’s supposed to and saved me a lot of time, thanks to the author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cebln4.3y ago
Instead of automattic ALT tag filler plugins, which rarely work well, this plugin offers a very good overview of missing and existing ALT tags with the possibility to edit them manually right from the plugin, without annoying searches in the media library. This topic was modified 4 years ago by cebln. This topic was modified 4 years ago by cebln.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage alt text site-wide easily with Fix Alt Text. You can also force users to use alt text when adding im..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for marketers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Advanced Custom Fields, ACF, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,084 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image seo" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-06-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2024-05-09 800+ → 900+ up after 59 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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AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
SEO Optimized Images 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Image Alt Text 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Alt Magic: AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP & Image Rename 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
AI Image Alt Text 80+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
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