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Auto Alt Text · Version history

Auto Alt Text changelog and version history

Latest version
3.0.3
Aug 24, 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases
27
since 2024
In the last year
8
about one every 37 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.0
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20248 releases
  • 202512 releases
  • 20267 releases

20267 releases

  1. Auto Alt Text 3.0.3Latest

    • Send the API requests over IPv4, so the generation no longer fails on hosts whose IPv6 address Google geolocates outside the supported regions
    • Explain in the error log that a rejection based on the location depends on the server outbound IP, not on the API key or the plan
    • Ask Gemini for a low thinking level instead of a minimal one, which the most recent models refuse
    • Implement the Google Gemini API as an alternative for generating alt text
    • Fill missing alt text on images rendered in the post content, using the alt text stored in the media library, without modifying the saved content
    • Add the “Automatically render alt text in content” option to enable/disable this behaviour (disabled by default)
    • Retrieve the available OpenAI and Gemini models automatically, and notify the user when the selected model is no longer available
    • Add the Gemini 3.6 Flash model, now used as the fallback when the selected one is unavailable
    • Send the image to Gemini inline instead of by URL, so the generation also works on sites Google cannot reach (local, staging, HTTP authentication)
    • Avoid duplicate entries in the error log
    • Replace the admin-ajax call for the single image generation with a REST API endpoint
    • Update translations, Vite and the Composer dependencies

  2. Auto Alt Text 2.8.2

    • Improve compatibility scoping vendor dependencies

  3. Auto Alt Text 2.8.1

    • Update available Claude models

  4. Auto Alt Text 2.8.0

    • Implement WP CLI commands for generating alt text

  5. Auto Alt Text 2.7.0

    • Migrate to the Responses API from the Chat Completion API for OpenAI
    • Remove o1 Mini deprecated model

  6. Auto Alt Text 2.6.1

    • Avoid to truncate alt text too long

  7. Auto Alt Text 2.6.0

    • Implement SOLID principles
    • Use design patterns
    • Implement tests
    • Preserve Media Library pagination when redirecting after bulk action

202512 releases

  1. Auto Alt Text 2.5.3

    • Protect the plugin from Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks

  2. Auto Alt Text 2.5.2

    • Enable the use of OpenAI’s GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5 nano models.

  3. Auto Alt Text 2.5.1

    • Replace a deprecated Azure Computer Vision api version.

  4. Auto Alt Text 2.5.0

    • Implement the Anthropic API as an alternative for generating alt text.

  5. Auto Alt Text 2.4.2

    • Modify documentation and build again the assets

  6. Auto Alt Text 2.4.1

    • Fixed: Alt text now correctly persists when generated from both the post media overlay and the main Media Library.

  7. Auto Alt Text 2.4.0

    • Introduce two new plugin-specific constants, AATXT_ENCRYPTION_KEY and AATXT_ENCRYPTION_SALT, allowing API keys to be encrypted independently of WordPress’s own salts.
    • Implement automatic migration of existing encrypted API keys: on upgrade, keys encrypted with the old WP salts are decrypted (if possible) and re-encrypted with the new plugin key.
    • Add an optional info notice on the Auto Alt Text options page showing the ready-to-copy define() statements for wp-config.php.
    • Maintain full backward-compatibility: if the new constants are not defined, the plugin continues to use the WordPress LOGGED_IN_KEY/LOGGED_IN_SALT fallback without interruption.

  8. Auto Alt Text 2.3.4

    • Displays an error message in the administration area if the WordPress salt keys were changed after the OpenAI API key was set. The message asks the user to enter the OpenAI API key again.
    • Update npm packages

  9. Auto Alt Text 2.3.3

    • Fix a return type error in the alt text generation

  10. Auto Alt Text 2.3.2

    • Avoid generating alt text for not supported mime types
    • Hide the ‘Generate Alt Text’ button in media library for unsupported mime types
    • Update npm packages

  11. Auto Alt Text 2.3.1

    • Tested up to WordPress 6.7.2

  12. Auto Alt Text 2.3.0

    • Preserves alt tags already present in images by preventing them from being overwritten by those generated by the plugin
    • Update npm packages

20248 releases

  1. Auto Alt Text 2.2.0

    • Allow users to select the preferred Openai model for generating alt text

  2. Auto Alt Text 2.1.1

  3. Auto Alt Text 2.1.0

    • Allow users to generate the alt text for each individual image in the media library

  4. Auto Alt Text 2.0.0

    • Set a maximum timeout of 90 seconds for OpenAI requests
    • Implement the gpt-4o model for generating alt text
    • Implement gpt-4-turbo template for fallback alt text generation
    • Remove gpt-4 and gpt-3.5 templates as fallback options

  5. Auto Alt Text 1.3.2

  6. Auto Alt Text 1.3.1

  7. Auto Alt Text 1.3.0

    • Implement bulk alt text generation for images already in the media library
    • Update Vite package
    • Implement github actions for automatic release

  8. Auto Alt Text 1.2.4

    • Code refactoring
    • DB security improvements

Questions about Auto Alt Text’s releases

What is the latest version of Auto Alt Text?

3.0.3, released on Aug 24, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.0 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Auto Alt Text updated?

8 releases in the last year, about one every 37 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from March 2024.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Auto Alt Text’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.