Plugin info

Total downloads: 192
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 6/27/2025 (186 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 6/27/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 8.2

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 186 days ago

38/100

Is Altinator abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 186 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.8
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 8.2

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Description

Altinator helps you manage, review, and optimize image alternative texts (alt texts) in your WordPress site. Improve accessibility, SEO, and editorial workflows with:

  • Media library filters for images with/without alt text
  • Help tab in the media library about alt texts
  • Quick-edit alt texts directly in the media library list view
  • Frontend inspector module to highlight images missing alt text on your site
  • Settings page to enable/disable features and configure modules
  • Extensible via WordPress hooks and filters

For technical documentation and available hooks, see the README.md.

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Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/altinator directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  3. (Optional) Configure the plugin via the “Altinator” settings under Settings > Altinator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Altinator modify my images or media files?

No, Altinator only helps manage and annotate your images’ alt texts. It does not alter image files themselves.

Is Altinator compatible with other media plugins?

Altinator is designed to be compatible with most plugins that do not override the default WordPress media library.

Can I extend Altinator via code?

Yes! See the technical documentation and available hooks in the plugin’s README.md on GitHub.

Can Altinator generate alt texts for me?

We are currently working on a feature to generate alt texts for you. Check back soon!
If you are interested in testing this features, please contact us at mail(at)goodwp.io

Where should I report bugs, feature requests or security issues?

Please use the GitHub issue tracker.

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Screenshots

  1. Media library features: A help-tab about alt texts and a filter to show only images with/without alt text.

    Media library features: A help-tab about alt texts and a filter to show only images with/without alt text.

  2. Quick-editing alt texts for images in the list view.

    Quick-editing alt texts for images in the list view.

  3. Use the frontend inspector to highlight images without alt text.

    Use the frontend inspector to highlight images without alt text.

  4. The plugins features are modular and can be enabled/disabled in the settings.

    The plugins features are modular and can be enabled/disabled in the settings.

Changelog

1.0.0 (2025-06-27):

  • The first public release of the plugin 🥳