writealt

<p>WriteAlt helps WordPress and WooCommerce site owners improve image SEO and accessibility from the media workflow they already use. Generate descriptive alt text, optimize file formats and size, and keep product imagery easier for search engines and assistive technologies to understand.</p>
<p>WriteAlt combines AI alt text with media-library SEO tools, including local browser compression, WebP conversion, SEO file renaming, WooCommerce image support, and builder image workflows.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>AI alt text generation through the WriteAlt API</li>
<li>Optional automatic alt text generation on new image uploads</li>
<li>WooCommerce product image and gallery support</li>
<li>Elementor and WPBakery page image compatibility through WordPress attachment alt text</li>
<li>Media Library and attachment edit screen integration</li>
<li>Bulk processing for media library images</li>
<li>130+ languages supported</li>
<li>5 writing styles: Comprehensive, Recommended, Professional, Shorter, Briefest</li>
<li>WebP conversion for supported server image formats</li>
<li>Image compression with adjustable thresholds and quality</li>
<li>SEO-friendly image file renaming based on generated alt text</li>
<li>Auto-save generated alt text to WordPress attachment metadata</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the WriteAlt API at https://writealt.com/api/v1 to validate the configured API key, retrieve account and credit information, and generate alt text for selected images.</p>
<p>When testing the connection or refreshing account information, the plugin sends the configured WriteAlt API key. When alt text is generated, the plugin sends the selected WordPress image attachment URL, selected language, selected writing style, optional keywords, and the configured API key. If automatic generation on upload is enabled, the same image URL and generation settings are sent when a new image attachment is uploaded.</p>
<p>The WriteAlt API response is used to display account information and save generated alt text to WordPress attachment metadata. The plugin does not send analytics or tracking data.</p>
<p>This service is provided by WriteAlt. Terms of service and Privacy policy: https://writealt.com/terms-privacy-policy</p>
<p>Image compression and WebP conversion run locally in the user’s browser or WordPress environment. The plugin includes its compression script locally and does not load compression files from an external CDN.</p>


WriteAlt – AI Alt Text Generator and SEO & Image Optimization

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Generate AI-powered alt text, convert images to WebP, compress media, and rename image files for SEO.

Ankur Patel (Filestack)

<p>Filestack Alt Text Generator creates descriptive alt text for your WordPress images using the Filestack Caption API. Improve your site’s accessibility and SEO with AI-generated image descriptions, individually or in bulk.</p>
<p>Learn more: <a href="https://blog.filestack.com/generate-alt-text-for-every-image-in-one-click-stop-writing-it-manually/" rel="nofollow ugc">Generate Alt Text for Every Image in One Click</a>.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bulk Processing</strong>: Generate alt text for all images at once with a single click</li>
<li><strong>Smart Detection</strong>: Processes only images missing alt text. Your manual entries stay intact.</li>
<li><strong>Real-time Progress</strong>: Live progress bar shows exactly how many images have been processed</li>
<li><strong>Media Library Integration</strong>:
<ul>
<li>Alt text status column showing which images need attention</li>
<li>Bulk action to generate alt text for selected images</li>
<li>Generate button on individual image edit screens</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Pause & Resume</strong>: Ability to pause processing and resume later</li>
<li><strong>Error Handling</strong>: Logs errors automatically and continues processing. Get a full summary of processed, skipped, and error counts when complete.</li>
<li><strong>Secure API Storage</strong>: Safely stores your Filestack credentials using WordPress options API, with masked API key field</li>
<li><strong>Test Connection</strong>: Verify your API credentials before processing</li>
<li><strong>WordPress.com CDN Proxy</strong>: Optional setting to proxy image URLs through the WordPress.com CDN (i0.wp.com) for sites where images are not directly accessible by the Filestack API</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Configure your Filestack API credentials in Settings > Filestack Alt Text</li>
<li>Test your API connection to ensure everything works</li>
<li>Navigate to Media > Generate Alt Text to process images in bulk</li>
<li>Or use the bulk actions in the Media Library to process specific images</li>
</ol>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Filestack API account with API Key, Policy, and Signature</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin relies on the <a href="https://www.filestack.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Filestack</a> Caption API to generate alt text for images.</p>
<h4>What data is sent and when</h4>
<ul>
<li>When you generate alt text (individually, in bulk, or via the “Test Connection” button), the plugin sends the public URL of each image to the Filestack Caption API.</li>
<li>The API endpoint used is <code>https://cdn.filestackcontent.com</code>. Your configured API Key, Policy, and Signature are included in the request URL for authentication.</li>
<li>No other user data or site data is transmitted.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Service links</h4>
<ul>
<li>Filestack website: https://www.filestack.com/</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.filestack.com/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://www.filestack.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please visit the plugin’s support forum on WordPress.org or contact your plugin developer.</p>


Filestack AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP

Automatically generate alt text for images using the Filestack API to improve accessibility and SEO.

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