Auto Alt Text From File Name – Made by Saad
Automatically generate SEO-friendly alt text and media captions based on filenames. Boost accessibility and save time.
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Stale • Last updated 182 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 182 days ago).
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Description
Auto Alt Text from Filename is a lightweight, no-bloat plugin that automatically generates alt text for images and captions for other media files based on their filenames. Improve SEO, accessibility, and content consistency without manual editing.
Perfect for photographers, bloggers, marketers, and content-heavy sites.
Key Features:
- Automatically generates alt text for images
- Optionally generates captions for videos, audio, and documents
- Bulk update existing media in one click
- Clean formatting: removes file extensions, replaces dashes/underscores with spaces
- Optional title-casing (capitalization)
- Supports dozens of formats (JPG, PNG, MP4, MP3, PDF, and more)
- Settings panel with full customization
Example Conversions:
red-sports-car.jpg“Red Sports Car”office_meeting.mp4“Office Meeting”
Additional Features
For developers and advanced users:
– Exclude specific patterns via filter hooks
– Add custom alt text prefixes or suffixes
– WP-CLI support (coming soon)
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/auto-alt-from-filename - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress
- Go to Settings > Alt Text Generator to customize behavior and run the bulk processor
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Use the Mass Update tool on the plugin settings page to apply captions/alt text to all existing media.
Yes. If enabled in settings, the plugin will auto-generate captions for non-image media like audio, video, and documents.
Yes. You can uncheck the relevant options in the settings panel.
No. It only fills empty alt/caption fields and will not overwrite manually entered content.
Yes. You can customize both file-type and file-format templates in the plugin settings.
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Screenshots
Settings panel with alt and caption templates
Bulk update tool for existing media files
Auto-generated alt text shown in the Media Library