Best image caption plugins for WordPress
The most popular image caption 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 TGG (700+) and ImageComply (200+). All 9 plugins tagged “image caption” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 image caption plugins
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Media Library HelperThe most installed image caption plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 58 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
TGG700+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.
ImageComply200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 4.
CaptionPix100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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Better Media Library Fields70+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
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Classic Image Hovers for Elementor20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Auto Update Image Attributes From Filename20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 8.
Alter Media10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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GenAI ToolboxFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
All 9 plugins tagged “image caption”
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
TGG
Up in the last 7 days:19#7,743by preetindersodhi4 days ago
This plugin is a collection of various WP tweaks.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ImageComply
Down in the last 7 days:86#12,673by Isaac2 years ago
ImageComply can generate alt text for your entire media gallery of images in the click of a button. Time saved, money saved.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CaptionPix
Up in the last 7 days:58#14,227by Russell Jamieson6 years ago
A WordPress image captioning plugin which makes it easy to align a framed and captioned image to the left, right or center of the page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Better Media Library Fields
Up in the last 7 days:152#18,393by bradvin11 years ago
Displays extra columns (Alternative Text, Caption, Description, Permalink and File URL) in the media library view
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Classic Image Hovers for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:96#26,936by Classic Addons2 months ago
Classic Image Hovers adds stylish hover effects to your images with captions in Elementor.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Update Image Attributes From Filename
Down in the last 7 days:389#27,451by Chetan Vaghela4 months ago
Automatically update Image Title, Alt Text, Caption, and Description from image filenames when uploading images.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Alter Media
Up in the last 7 days:2,367#43,265by Atakan Oz1 year ago
Enhance your WordPress media library with powerful filtering and management tools for image alt text and captions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GenAI Toolbox
#72,357by camphordev2 years ago
GenAI Toolbox for WordPress: Unleashing AI-Driven Creativity Unlock the future of content creation with GenAI Toolbox - a cutting-edge suite designed …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day