Vishal Padhariya

<p>AutoAltify is a powerful WordPress plugin that automatically generates descriptive ALT text for images in your media library. Improve accessibility and SEO while saving time on manual ALT text entry.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automatic ALT Text Generation</strong> – Generate ALT text from image titles, filenames, or combined with site name</li>
<li><strong>Three Generation Modes</strong> – Title Only, Title + Site Name, or Clean Filename</li>
<li><strong>Bulk Operations</strong> – Generate ALT text for your entire media library with one click</li>
<li><strong>AJAX Batching</strong> – Process images in batches to prevent timeouts</li>
<li><strong>Media Library Integration</strong> – View ALT status directly in media library</li>
<li><strong>Logging</strong> – Optional detailed logging for troubleshooting</li>
<li><strong>Bulk Actions</strong> – Process selected images from media library</li>
<li><strong>Developer Hooks</strong> – Extensive filters and actions for custom integration</li>
<li><strong>Multi-language Ready</strong> – Fully translatable</li>
</ul>
<h4>Generation Modes</h4>
<p><strong>Title Only</strong> – Uses the clean image title as ALT text</p>
<p><strong>Title + Site Name</strong> – Combines the image title with your blog name</p>
<p><strong>Clean Filename</strong> – Extracts readable text from filenames, removing common noise words (v1, v2, final, copy, img, image, etc.)</p>
<h4>Three Ways to Use</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Enable Auto-generate</strong> – Automatically generate ALT text when images are uploaded</li>
<li><strong>Bulk Run Tool</strong> – Generate ALT text for entire media library from settings page</li>
<li><strong>Media Library Bulk Action</strong> – Select specific images and generate ALT text</li>
</ol>
<h4>Security & Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Secure nonce verification on all AJAX actions</li>
<li>Proper capability checks for all admin functions</li>
<li>Efficient batching prevents server timeouts</li>
<li>Configurable batch sizes (5-200 images per batch)</li>
<li>Works with large media libraries (1000+ images)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer-Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>Modular class-based architecture</li>
<li>Multiple action and filter hooks for customization</li>
<li>Clean namespace implementation (AutoAltify)</li>
<li>Well-documented code with PHPDoc comments</li>
<li>Easy to extend and integrate with other plugins</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>AutoAltify is fully translatable. Text domain: <code>autoaltify</code></p>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<p>Navigate to <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> AutoAltify</strong> to configure:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Auto-generate on Upload</strong> – Enable automatic generation when images are uploaded</li>
<li><strong>Generation Mode</strong> – Choose how ALT text is built (Title Only, Title + Site Name, Clean Filename)</li>
<li><strong>Allowed Image Types</strong> – Select which formats to process (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, SVG)</li>
<li><strong>Enable Logging</strong> – Turn on logging to wp-content/uploads/autoaltify-logs/</li>
<li><strong>Batch Size</strong> – Set images per batch (5-200, default 30)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Auto-generate on Upload</h4>
<p>Enable the “Auto-generate on upload” setting to automatically generate ALT text for newly uploaded images.</p>
<h4>Bulk Run All Media</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> AutoAltify</li>
<li>Click “Run ALT Generator on all media (missing only)”</li>
<li>Watch the progress bar</li>
<li>Only processes images without existing ALT text</li>
</ol>
<h4>Media Library Bulk Action</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Media Library</li>
<li>Select one or more images</li>
<li>Choose “Generate ALT with AutoAltify” from Bulk Actions</li>
<li>Click Apply</li>
</ol>
<h4>Media Library Column</h4>
<p>View ALT status directly in the media library with the new “ALT Status” column showing:<br />
* “Present” (green) – Image has ALT text<br />
* “Missing” (red) – Image needs ALT text</p>
<h3>API Reference</h3>
<h4>Filters</h4>
<p><strong>autoaltify_generated_alt</strong><br />
Modify the generated ALT text before it’s saved.</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'autoaltify_generated_alt', function( $alt, $attachment_id ) {
    return 'Image: ' . $alt;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<p><strong>autoaltify_clean_title</strong><br />
Modify the cleaned title before final ALT text.</p>
<p><strong>autoaltify_clean_filename</strong><br />
Modify the cleaned filename before final ALT text.</p>
<h4>Classes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>AutoAltify\Core\Generator</code> – ALT text generation logic</li>
<li><code>AutoAltify\Core\Logger</code> – Logging functionality</li>
<li><code>AutoAltify\Core\Options</code> – Settings management</li>
<li><code>AutoAltify\Admin\Admin</code> – Admin interface</li>
<li><code>AutoAltify\Public_Hooks\Public_Hooks</code> – Frontend hooks</li>
</ul>
<p>See DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md for detailed API documentation.</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.2 or higher</li>
<li>Multibyte string support (mb_* functions)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<p>Works with:<br />
* WordPress 5.0 – 6.4+<br />
* PHP 7.2 – 8.3+<br />
* All standard WordPress themes<br />
* WooCommerce (for product images)<br />
* Most image optimization plugins</p>
<h3>Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Configurable batch sizes (5-200 images)</li>
<li>AJAX processing prevents timeouts</li>
<li>Efficient database queries with meta queries</li>
<li>Optional logging for better performance control</li>
<li>Suitable for media libraries with 1000+ images</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For questions, issues, or feature requests, please contact the plugin author or refer to documentation.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under GPLv2 or later.</p>
<pre><code>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later,
as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
</code></pre>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License<br />
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software<br />
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Built with WordPress best practices and security in mind.</p>
<p>Made with ❤️ for WordPress developers and site owners.</p>


AutoAltify

Auto-generate missing ALT text for WordPress image attachments with multiple generation modes, bulk operations, and developer hooks.

Otto Kekäläinen

Viljami Kuosmanen

Onni Hakala

<p>Currently WordPress doesn’t allow you to add custom bulk actions. See codex. Adding them is super easy with this plugin.</p>
<p>This is based on solution found here: http://www.skyverge.com/blog/add-custom-bulk-action/<br />
This plugin just makes it more easier to use.</p>
<p>Plugin adds a class named Seravo_Custom_Bulk_Action which you can use to easily define custom bulk actions.<br />
See documentation and examples here: https://github.com/Seravo/wp-custom-bulk-actions/</p>


Custom Bulk Actions

Currently Wordpress doesn't allow you to add custom bulk actions. Adding them is super easy with this plugin.

AutoAltify vs Custom Bulk Actions