jimlaroche

Alt Goblin is the “set it and forget it” way to keep your WordPress media library accessible and SEO-friendly.
Once activated, it fits right into your existing workflow — no complicated setup, no new screens to learn. Just upload images like you normally would, and let Alt Goblin generate clear, descriptive alt text for you.
Whether you’re managing a small blog or a media-heavy site, Alt Goblin helps you stay consistent without slowing you down.
You can:
<ul>
<li>Generate or re-generate alt text directly inside the Media modal</li>
<li>Optionally guide output with comma-separated keywords</li>
<li>Automatically generate alt text on upload</li>
<li>Bulk process older images missing alt text</li>
<li>Track your free and paid credits from a simple dashboard</li>
</ul>
Each generation uses 1 credit and 1 credit = 1 alt text. Free monthly credits are included, and additional credit packs are available if you need them.
Install it. Activate it. Let it work in the background.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>True plug-and-play setup: Activate and start generating immediately</li>
<li>Works where you already work: Built directly into the WordPress Media workflow</li>
<li>Auto-generate on upload: Fill alt text automatically as images are added</li>
<li>Bulk cleanup mode: Quickly process older images with missing alt text</li>
<li>Keyword guidance (optional): Add context when needed</li>
<li>Simple credit dashboard: See free, paid, and total credits at a glance</li>
<li>Clear feedback & error handling: Helpful messages if something needs attention</li>
<li>Localization-ready: Uses WordPress i18n functions and text domain <code>alt-goblin</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Generate alt text for a single image</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open an image in the Media Library attachment details/modal.</li>
<li>Click Generate Alt Text (or Re-generate Alt Text).</li>
<li>Optionally enable Add keywords and provide comma-separated keywords.</li>
<li>Save/update the attachment if needed.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Bulk generation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings > Alt Goblin > Bulk Generation.</li>
<li>Click Start Bulk Generation.</li>
<li>Monitor progress in real time.</li>
<li>Use Stop Processing if you want to pause after the current image finishes.</li>
</ol>
Perfect for cleaning up older sites in just a few clicks.
<h4>Credits</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings > Alt Goblin > Credits.</li>
<li>View free monthly, paid, and total remaining credits.</li>
<li>Purchase one-time credit packs if needed.</li>
<li>Add your API key under the Settings tab to activate paid credits.</li>
</ol>
Free monthly credits are always used before paid credits.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Alt Goblin API (https://api.altgoblin.com) to generate alt text using AI. This is a third-party service operated by the plugin author. <a href="https://github.com/LarocheJ/alt-goblin-legal/blob/main/PRIVACY.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy policy</a>, <a href="https://github.com/LarocheJ/alt-goblin-legal/blob/main/TERMS.md" rel="nofollow ugc">terms of service</a>.
If you choose to purchase additional credits beyond the free monthly credits, this plugin also links to a Stripe-hosted checkout page (https://buy.stripe.com) to collect payment. <a href="https://stripe.com/en-ca/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Stripe privacy policy</a>.
The following data is transmitted to these services:
<ul>
<li>On plugin activation: Your site URL, used to register your site and issue a unique site token.</li>
<li>On alt text generation: A resized, base64-encoded version of the image, a prompt string, optional user-provided keywords, your site token, and your API key (if configured).</li>
<li>On credit purchase: You are redirected to a Stripe-hosted checkout page. The checkout link includes your email address as a prefilled parameter.</li>
</ul>

Alt Goblin

Automatically generate alt text for WordPress media images using AI. Install it, activate it, and let Alt Goblin handle the rest.

seshelby

The Easy Image Alternate Text WordPress plugin uses AI to automatically generate alternate text for images as they are uploaded to your website. Includes on demand options on the various Media Library screens so alt text can be detected as images are edited and inserted into content. Easy Image Alternate Text uses the <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/services/cognitive-services/computer-vision/" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft’s Cognitive Services Computer Vision API</a> to look up alternate text so an API key and endpoint url are required in order to use this plugin. Use of the API requires a Microsoft account with credit card on file to charge for usage. <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cognitive-services/" rel="nofollow ugc">Azure Usage Rates</a>
The Computer Vision API’s algorithms analyze the content found in an image and generates complete sentences of human readable language describing what is found in the image.
<a href="https://www.alumnionlineservices.com/free-plugins/easy-image-alternate-text/" rel="nofollow ugc">Save time with Easy Image Alt Text Pro!</a>
Features include:
[PRO] view and edit alt text from the media list. 
[PRO] apply alt text automatically when a new image is uploaded and at periodic intervals using WordPress cron. 
[PRO] use the ALT Text Viewer to view your images and the surrounding code, allowing you to quickly identify and correct images with redundant, invalid or unneeded alt text.

Easy Image Alternate Text

The Easy Image Alternate Text Wordpress plugin uses AI to automatically generate alternate text for images as they are uploaded to your website.

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