About this plugin
Exindium Alt Text Manager provides a fast and practical way to review and manage image alt text across your WordPress media library.
Instead of opening individual media attachment pages, you can quickly identify images with missing alt text, review existing alt text, edit values directly from the dashboard, and use filename-based tools when appropriate.
The plugin is designed around a simple workflow: identify what needs attention, make the necessary changes, and keep track of your media library’s alt text coverage.
Alt Text Coverage Overview
The Overview provides a clear snapshot of your media library, including total images, images missing alt text, and current alt text coverage.
From there, you can quickly move to images that need attention or use the available bulk tools.
Review and Edit Alt Text
Separate “Missing Alt Text” and “Alt Text Present” views make it easy to focus on the images you need.
Alt text can be edited and saved directly from the plugin dashboard without opening individual attachment pages.
Filename-Based Alt Text Tools
Image filenames can be used as a convenient starting point when appropriate.
Choose a filename cleanup style and use it when copying filenames manually, processing multiple selected images, generating missing alt text through Bulk Tools, or optionally adding filename-based alt text to new uploads.
Filename-generated text is intended as a practical fallback or starting point. Descriptive alt text written with the image’s actual context in mind is recommended whenever possible.
Bulk Tools
Bulk Tools provides a guided workflow for generating filename-based alt text for images that are currently missing it.
Scan your media library to identify missing alt text, review your selected filename formatting style, and start processing when ready.
Images are processed in controlled batches with progress tracking and pause/resume controls. Existing alt text is preserved and is not overwritten by the bulk operation.
Built for the WordPress Admin
Exindium Alt Text Manager uses vanilla JavaScript, native WordPress functionality, paginated AJAX requests, and cached library statistics to keep the dashboard responsive.
Plugin scripts and styles are only loaded in the WordPress admin area. No plugin assets are added to the public-facing frontend.
Plugin Website
Learn more about Exindium Alt Text Manager and find additional plugin information on the official Exindium website.
Features
- Alt Text Coverage Overview: View total images, images missing alt text, and your current alt text coverage from a dedicated Overview.
- Missing Alt Text View: Quickly find images in your media library that currently have no alt text.
- Alt Text Present View: Review and edit alt text that is already assigned to images.
- Inline Editing: Edit and save alt text directly from the plugin dashboard without opening individual media attachment pages.
- Manual Bulk Editing: Select multiple images on the current page and use the ‘Auto-fill from Filename’ bulk action to instantly generate and save cleaned alt text for the batch.
- Bulk Tools: Scan your media library for missing alt text, preview your selected filename formatting style, and generate alt text in controlled batches with progress tracking and pause/resume support.
- Existing Alt Text Protection: Bulk filename generation and automatic upload fallbacks do not overwrite existing alt text.
- Filename Cleanup Styles: Choose between Keep Filename Formatting, Clean Spaces & Caps, and Clean & Strip Numbers.
- Automatic Alt Text for New Uploads: Optionally use cleaned filenames as alt text when newly uploaded images do not already contain alt text.
- Full-Size Image Preview: Open an image’s full-size version in a new tab for additional context while reviewing alt text.
- On-Demand Statistics Refresh: Instantly clear the cache and sync your media library statistics with one click using the Refresh Statistics button.
- Paginated AJAX Loading: Work with the media library without loading every image into the dashboard at once.
- Multilingual Compatible: Works with WPML Media Translation and Polylang Media, respecting the selected admin language for translated media and language-aware library statistics.
- No Frontend Assets: Plugin scripts and styles are limited to the WordPress admin dashboard and are not enqueued on the public-facing frontend.
- Accessible Admin UI: Includes ARIA labels, keyboard-friendly controls, visible focus states, and accessible navigation semantics.
- Lightweight: Built with vanilla JavaScript and native WordPress functionality, with no jQuery dependency.