Automatic Alternative Text — WordPress Gallery Plugin
by Jacob Peattie · WordPress.org page
Automatic Alternative Text has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 10,786 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 1, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.2.26.
Automatic Alternative Text at a glance
Is Automatic Alternative Text well maintained?
Automatic Alternative Text reviews and ratings
7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Horrible set up
Which normal person is supposed to navigate through the horrendous Microsoft Azure setup process. Plus you're being charged after 12 months. No guidance or tutorial is provided.
bestofbonus -
Great plugin, But how to add ALT to previously uploaded images?
How to add ALT to previously uploaded images?
serezh4 -
Great plugIn to use the Cloud
Only 2 things are missing to be a 5 Star plugin: A way to handle already uploaded images and a way to change the language of the generated description text.
Fabian_Niesen -
Works well but more involved on high security servers
We have reached out to the developer of this plugin with our concerns but we were ignored in the forum. We even reached out to Azure and the Computer Visions community which all pointed us back to the plugin author. We even paid to have a Microsoft engineer look into this issue via support ticket in the Azure dashboard to no avail. We have spent dozens and dozens of hours attempting to make this plugin work and have received zero support or help from the plugin author. We do not recommend. 10/25/18 Update - After working with the developers with Microsoft Azure for a few weeks we were able to get the plugin to work as advertised. We did find permissions that needed to be addressed in order for the plugin to work. IF you have a security with high or above average security there is a level of customization you will have to do to get the plugin to work, but if you do it right it will work.
IDWD -
Great plugin beyond of doubt
It's a great plugin to increase images accessibility. But if i have already a website with ton images, it's not so helpful for previous images. I'm really impressed.
Nazmul Haque Sajol -
Have to try now
I have to back my home and try it, Thanks
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Details
Automatically generate alt text for images with Microsoft's Cognitive Services Computer Vision API.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Automatic Alternative Text competes in
Tags
- accessibility
- gallery
- image
- images
- media
- Version
- 1.1.4
- Last updated
- Jul 1, 2019
- First published
- Aug 21, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- 5.2.26
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Automatic Alternative Text FAQ
How many active installs does Automatic Alternative Text have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Automatic Alternative Text as of September 7, 2026.
Is Automatic Alternative Text still maintained?
The last release was on July 1, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Automatic Alternative Text free?
Automatic Alternative Text is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.