bcupham

<p>Image alt text (alternative text or alt tag) is an accessibility requirement and important for website SEO (search engine optimization). It is strongly recommended every image on your website have an alt text description. However, most websites have dozens or hundreds of images that are missing alt text. Adding it manually is a huge pain and website users may forget to do so when they upload images to the Media Library.</p>
<p>The Enlightened Images plugin is a bulk alt text generation tool. It solves the problem of missing alt text by generating alt text automatically. Run the Bulk Alt Text tool and generate image alt text using artificial intelligence for all images missing it.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Bulk generate alt text for every image in the Media Library missing it. </li>
<li>Use your own Microsoft Azure account credentials to generate alt text, or optionally purchase an API key from Enlightened Images.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How Does It Work?</h3>
<p>The plugin sends your images to the Gnome Kingdom, far beneath the Mountains of Mist, where little gnome poets carefully craft alt text descriptions of each image by listening to the whispering of the Demon God while in a trance state.</p>
<p>Just kidding! We send it to Microsoft, where a computer makes a guess about what is the image and spits out a one-sentence description of it based on that guess.</p>
<h3>Do I Have to Buy an Enlightened Images API Key?</h3>
<p>No. You just have to get your own Microsoft Azure API key and “endpoint”. It is a real pain, which is why we suggest <a href="https://enlightenedimageswp.com" rel="nofollow ugc">buying a key from us</a>. Time = money and the time you spend trying to figure out how Azure works is very likely to cost far more than purchasing a key from us.</p>
<h3>Is there a Pro Version of the Plugin?</h3>
<p>We’re so glad you asked. Yes, <a href="https://enlightenedimageswp.com" rel="nofollow ugc">there is a pro version</a>. The pro version allows you to generate alt text automatically when new images are uploaded. It also allows for editing the machine-generated alt text in the bulk tool, rather than having to go to the image attachment page. Plus, the pro version will support any new features we add, like text recognition, NSFW classification, and other cool stuff.</p>
<p>The pro version does not include an Enlightened Images API key. So you can have an API key, or you can have the pro plugin, or both. Or neither! It’s all up to you.</p>
<h3>Is it Compatible With Image Optimization Plugins?</h3>
<p>Yes.</p>
<h3>What Image File Types are Supported?</h3>
<p>Definitely png and jpg. As for webp, it’s really not clear. We are using one Azure endpoint that appears to process webp. But another endpoint does not, and the (terrible) Microsoft documentation makes no mention of webp. So our recommendation is to send only jpg and png. But don’t worry if you use a plugin that generates webp for your images, the jpg/png version should still exist and be the one sent to Azure automatically.</p>


Enlightened Images Alt Text Generator

Generate image alt text automatically with machine learning.

jimlaroche

<p>Alt Goblin automatically generates AI alt text for WordPress images to improve accessibility, image SEO, and screen reader support. Generate alt text on upload or bulk generate missing image alt text directly from the WordPress media library.</p>
<p>Generate automatic alt text on upload or bulk generate missing image alt text directly from the WordPress media library.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Each generation uses 1 credit and 1 credit = 1 alt text. 25 Free monthly credits are included, and additional credit packs are available if you need them.</p>
<p>Install it. Activate it. Let it work in the background.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>True plug-and-play setup:</strong> Activate and start generating immediately</li>
<li><strong>Works where you already work:</strong> Built directly into the WordPress Media workflow</li>
<li><strong>Auto-generate on upload:</strong> Automatically generate image alt text for accessibility and SEO</li>
<li><strong>Bulk generation:</strong> Quickly process all images with missing alt text</li>
<li><strong>Keyword guidance (optional):</strong> Add context when needed</li>
<li><strong>Simple credit dashboard:</strong> See free, paid, and total credits at a glance</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>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>.</p>
<p>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>.</p>
<p>The following data is transmitted to these services:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>On plugin activation:</strong> Your site URL, used to register your site and issue a unique site token.</li>
<li><strong>On alt text generation:</strong> 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><strong>On credit purchase:</strong> You are redirected to a Stripe-hosted checkout page. The checkout link includes your email address as a prefilled parameter.</li>
</ul>


Alt Goblin – AI Alt Text Generator for WordPress Images

Automatically generate AI alt text for WordPress images, improve accessibility and SEO, and bulk generate missing image alt text.

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