Image Alt Text
by RS WebStudios · AI
Add, edit, and bulk-generate alt text for every WordPress image, manually or automatically using AI. Fix image SEO and accessibility in minutes.
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Health
A 92/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈12K estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image seo” for “image editing”. “image seo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “image editing” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
92 health vs 77 average across 3,401 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 64.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,015 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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 5 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 56 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 57 reviews, smoothed to 4.53★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bulk alt text your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image alt | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image alt text your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| alt | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| alt text your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| text to image | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image with text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| get text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image to text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| fix alt text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| auto image alt | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| alt image | #1 | #1 | — |
| set alt text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| missing alt text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| text generation | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| quick edit alt | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| alt edit | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| image auto alt | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| auto add alt text | #2 | #1 | 0 |
247 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 191 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “image seo” for “image editing”. “image seo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “image editing” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Mar 2023 · 1,343 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.4K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.1.1 · 7 Sep 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 10K.
At the current install trend, crossing 20K+ in roughly 997 days.
Install history since 28 Feb 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Divyesh Mishra4mo ago
Simple, lightweight, and very useful. Updating alt text for large media libraries is now effortless. A real time-saver!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nealumphred5mo ago
The Image Alt Text plugin is easy to install, easy to get running, and easy to understand. I have six blogs with thousands of images without any alternative text at all! First, I used Image Alt Text to add simple alt text in bulk to all images. This took a matter of a few minutes for each site. Then I went back and manually rewrote the alt text to be readable and meaningful. Needless to say, this took considerably longer. Thanks for a nifty plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hiteshgoti5mo ago
I’ve been managing WordPress websites with thousands of images, and updating alt text manually was always a tedious task. This plugin made the process incredibly simple.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ axeljung019mo ago
Sehr praktisch
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hnipa21101.2y ago
After I uploaded alternative texts for over a hundred products, I realized I couldn’t keep doing it that way. Then I found this plugin, and with just one click, all the uploads were completed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee1.2y ago
5-Star Plugin! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tsilberhuber1.2y ago
Perfekt
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tselenkor1.3y ago
I had a lot of empty alt and I need to fill them for checking system, so that plugin helped me automatically paste alts from heading. Thanks devs!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.1.0 Feature – New alt text coverage dashboard at the top of both image tabs: see at a glance what percentage of your images have alt text, with a colour-coded progress bar and with / missing / total counts. Feature – Full tr 4.1.0
- — Version 4.0.2 Improvement – Admin interface visual refresh. 4.0.2
- — Version 4.0.0 Improvement – Completely redesigned admin UI with a cleaner, more modern layout and updated plugin branding. Implementation – Smart inline alt text editor with integrated Save and Reset buttons, no page refresh needed. I 4.0.0
- — Version 3.0.0 Improvement – Layout to provide a more intuitive and user-friendly interface. Implementation – Introduced functionality for easily adding alt text by associated page/post + Image title through both row actions and bulk a 3.0.0
- — Version 2.0.0 Implementation – Available for multisite installed Improvement – Data loading with fast speed 2.0.0
- — Version 1.0.0 Release Date: February 28th, 2023 * Initial release on WordPress.org. 1.0.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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
7 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 "Add, edit, and bulk-generate alt text for every WordPress image, manually or automatically using AI. Fix im..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,843 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "AI alt text", "bulk alt text" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 221 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 7K+ → 8K+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 6K+ → 7K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2025-04-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 3K+ → 4K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 2K+ → 3K+ up after 129 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 Magic: AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP & Image Rename 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
Alt Audit – Bulk Alt Text Manager & Image SEO 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Alt Text Pro – AI Alt Text Generator 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
AutoBoost SEO – AI Alt Text Generator & Bulk Image SEO — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Fix Alt Text 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C
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