Best auto alt text plugins for WordPress
The most popular auto alt text plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. AI Alt Text Generator for Images leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of AltGenix AI Image SEO (40+) and Smart Image SEO (30+). All 3 plugins tagged “auto alt text” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 auto alt text plugins
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AI Alt Text Generator for ImagesThe most installed auto alt text plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
AltGenix AI Image SEO40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Smart Image SEO30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “auto alt text”

AI Alt Text Generator for Images
Up in the last 7 days:257#15,799by AltTextLab6 days ago
Bulk alt text for your existing library, auto alt text on every upload. Works with WooCommerce and your SEO plugin. Free monthly credits.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 23/day

AltGenix AI Image SEO
Up in the last 7 days:42#22,359by Abdul Kabeer — CMS Developer1 month ago
Auto-generate SEO-optimized Alt Text, Titles, Captions and file names with Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, DeepSeek or OpenRouter.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Smart Image SEO
#23,633by Joseph Adediji1 year ago
Auto-generate alt text, titles, captions & descriptions from filenames. Bulk optimize thousands of images for SEO and accessibility compliance.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day