Best alt tag plugins for WordPress
The most popular alt tag plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Media Library Helper leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of SEO Optimized Images (10K+) and Bulk Auto Image Alt Text (Alt tag, Alt attribute) optimizer (image SEO) (10K+). All 12 plugins tagged “alt tag” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 alt tag plugins
- 1.
Media Library HelperThe most installed alt tag plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 58 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
SEO Optimized Images10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 27 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Bulk Auto Image Alt Text (Alt tag, Alt attribute) optimizer (image SEO)10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 111 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
Auto Alt Text4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
UF Health Require Image Alt Tags600+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.
AI Alt Text Generator for SEO & Accessibility200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 7.
WP Auto Alt Image Tag10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.0.
- 8.
AI Alt Text Generator for ImagesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
Alt Attribute AuditFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 10.
Ultimate SEO ImageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
All 12 plugins tagged “alt tag”
Media Library Helper
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,696by Codexin Technologies11 months ago
Add or edit or bulk edit image ALT tag, caption & description with one click straight from the WordPress media library to improve your SEO score.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(58)
- Downloads
- 50/day
SEO Optimized Images
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,849by webriti1 month ago
The SEO Optimized Images plugin lets you dynamically add SEO-Friendly "alt" and "title" attributes to your images.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.0(27)
- Downloads
- 77/day
Bulk Auto Image Alt Text (Alt tag, Alt attribute) optimizer (image SEO)
Down in the last 7 days:4#1,854by Pagup21 days ago
Automatic alt text for WordPress and WooCommerce. Dynamic, reversible, and based on your existing SEO context from Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress, or AIOS …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(111)
- Downloads
- 143/day
Auto Alt Text
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,341by Valerio Monti2 months ago
This plugin allows you to automatically generate an Alt Text for images uploaded into the media library via AI.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 59/day
UF Health Require Image Alt Tags
Up in the last 7 days:85#8,174by ufhealth8 years ago
Forces users to add an ALT tag when adding images to WordPress posts and more.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
AI Alt Text Generator for SEO & Accessibility
Up in the last 7 days:56#11,493by webAufstieg GmbH3 days ago
Generate AI alt text, image metadata and SEO filenames automatically or in bulk for WordPress and WooCommerce. Includes 50 free credits monthly.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Auto Alt Image Tag
Up in the last 7 days:6#28,751by Kamer DINC5 years ago
(PHP Way) This plugin insert to html missing image alt tags/attributes based on each attachment title or filename.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AI Alt Text Generator for Images
#49,002by internick20179 days ago
Generate alt text for images with AI. Bulk generate alt text, audit your media library for missing alt tags, and improve accessibility and SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Alt Attribute Audit
#62,486by thewatermethod6 years ago
Displays a list of images in the media library without alt text, and an admin message reminding you to add it.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ultimate SEO Image
Up in the last 7 days:409#71,530by wpunicorn2 years ago
SEO Image Plugin - Optimize images for better SEO and faster load times.Automatic optimization, AI alt text, SEO-friendly filenames & lazy loading.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Filestack AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP
#72,337by Ankur Patel (Filestack)6 months ago
Automatically generate alt text for images using the Filestack API to improve accessibility and SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Alt Text Go
Down in the last 7 days:5,853#73,465by AltTextGo1 year ago
Automatically generate alt text for your images. Optimized for SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day