Best image alt plugins for WordPress

The most popular image alt plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Alt Audit leads with 90+ active installs, ahead of Better Media Library Fields (70+) and Auto Alt Image Meta (40+). All 20 plugins tagged “image alt” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 image alt plugins

1.
Alt Audit
The most installed image alt plugin, with 90+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
2.
Better Media Library Fields
70+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
3.
Auto Alt Image Meta
40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
4.
Image ALT Fixer
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
5.
Auto Image Description Generator
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
6.
Imager
30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
7.
Auto Update Image Attributes From Filename
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
8.
WP Auto Alt Image Tag
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.0.
9.
Image Alt Editor
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
10.
Image Alt Setter
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.