ShortPixel AI Alt Text Generator
by ShortPixel · AI
Also makes 8 other plugins · 1.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
AI-powered ALT text, captions, and image descriptions. Boost SEO, improve accessibility, and support 100+ languages, automatically.
84 health vs 75 average across 1,572 AI plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-06-13 · 80 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
290
now · peak 344
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-06-14 · 42 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Miha2mo ago
Really nice plugin. Simple setup and image SEO improved noticeably afterwards.
Read on wp.org ↗
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-26 10+ → 20+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 — → 10+ up
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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Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Alt Magic: AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP & Image Rename 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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