ShortPixel AI Alt Text Generator
by ShortPixel · AI
Also makes 8 other plugins · 1.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
AI-powered ALT text, captions, descriptions and SEO-friendly filenames for your images. Boost SEO and accessibility in 100+ languages, automatically.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image accessibility” and “image seo” for “text generator” and “bulk alt text”. “image accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “text generator” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bulk alt text” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 77 average across 3,401 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.2K 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 2 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
59
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
62%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai alt text generator | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| alt text generator | #9 | #14 | 0 |
| text generator | #12 | #22 | up 1 |
| alt text your tag | #21 | #22 | up 3 |
| ai alt text your tag | #22 | #23 | up 2 |
| alt ai text your tag | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| alt generator | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| bulk alt text | #23 | #23 | up 1 |
| ai blog generator | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| fix alt text | #18 | #20 | up 2 |
| missing alt text | #18 | #21 | up 2 |
| online generator | #20 | #22 | up 2 |
| alt text ai | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| image accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 24 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “image accessibility” and “image seo” for “text generator” and “bulk alt text”. “image accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “text generator” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bulk alt text” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Jun 2026 · 142 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 986 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 9 Oct 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 14 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Miha4mo ago
Really nice plugin. Simple setup and image SEO improved noticeably afterwards.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 "AI-powered ALT text, captions, descriptions and SEO-friendly filenames for your images. Boost SEO and acces..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 16 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,691 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "alt ai text", "image accessibility" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-02 80+ → 100+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 50+ → 70+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 20+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 30+ → 20+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 20+ → 30+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-08-26 10+ → 20+ 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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Image Alt Text 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Alt Audit – Bulk Alt Text Manager & Image SEO 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Alt Text Pro – AI Alt Text Generator 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
OpptiAI Alt Text – AI Alt Text Generator for Image SEO 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Altify AI – Auto ALT Text Generator 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
AutoBoost SEO – AI Alt Text Generator & Bulk Image SEO — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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