About this plugin
Alt Text Studio automatically generates alt text for every image you upload — no manual work required. Built for SEO, accessibility compliance (WCAG, ADA, Section 508), and e-commerce stores.
Key Features
- Automatic generation — every uploaded image gets alt text in the background
- Bulk generate — fix hundreds of existing images in one click
- SEO plugin integration — Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, SmartCrawl, Squirrly
- WooCommerce — auto-include product name and brand in alt text
- Multi-language — 194 languages with WPML and Polylang support
- Media Library — custom column, missing-alt filter, bulk actions
- Post/page refresh — sync updated alt text back into post content
- WP-CLI — wp alttextstudio generate for automation
- WordPress Multisite — network-wide settings with shared API key
- Developer friendly — actions, filters, constants for full customization
Unique vs. Other Alt Text Plugins
- E-commerce color context — primary/secondary colors in product image alt text
- Negative keywords — explicit list of words to exclude from generated alt text
- Auto-context hints — filename and URL path used as hints when they match the image
Getting Started
- Install and activate the plugin
- Sign up at alttextstudio.com and generate an API key
- Paste the key into Settings → Alt Text Studio
- Upload an image — alt text is automatically generated!
External Services
com) to generate alt text for images. When you upload an image or click Generate:
- The image (either as a URL reference or as base64-encoded data) is sent to our servers along with your optional settings (text length, languages, SEO keywords, e-commerce fields, custom prompt).
- Our servers pass the image to our AI provider for analysis and return the generated alt text.
- The image and generated text are associated with your Alt Text Studio account for your library and billing history. You can delete any image from your library at any time via your account dashboard.
- No image content is sent anywhere other than our own servers. We do not share data with advertisers or unrelated third parties.
This service is provided by:
- Alt Text Studio LLC
- Service Terms: https://alttextstudio.com/terms-of-service
- Privacy Policy: https://alttextstudio.com/privacy-policy
An account + API key is required to use this plugin. com/pricing.
Privacy
com/privacy-policy
Summary of what’s transmitted:
- Images you upload or select for generation (sent to our API for processing)
- Image metadata: filename, URL, optional fields you enter (brand, product name, colors, keywords, custom prompts)
- Your site’s URL (sent as part of the API request user-agent for support and abuse prevention only; never used for tracking or marketing)
The plugin does not:
- Track site visitors
- Send any usage data to analytics services
- Transmit data from the frontend of your website — only the WordPress admin when you or your team generate alt text
If your site is subject to GDPR, CCPA, or similar regulations, update your own privacy policy to disclose the use of this plugin and link to ours.