
AI Image Alt Text Generator with OpenAI Vision Models
by Rafał Całka on WordPress.org
A WordPress plugin that leverages OpenAI's vision models to automatically generate descriptive and contextually relevant alt text for images.

Bulk alt text generation.
Plugin that uses the OpenAI API (supporting GPT-5, and GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o model families) to automatically generate alt text for images, either during the upload process or on-demand with a button. It enhances website accessibility and SEO by providing descriptive and relevant image descriptions.
Features:
– Bulk alt text generation for multiple images at once in media library and gallery block
– Manual generation via a button in the image block and media library
– Configurable automatic alt text generation during the upload process
– Support for multiple OpenAI vision models (GPT-5, GPT-5-mini, GPT-5-nano, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1-mini, GPT-4.1-nano, GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini)
External Service Usage
This plugin relies on OpenAI’s API, an external third-party service, to generate alt text for images. The plugin sends your images to OpenAI’s API and receives generated alt text in return.
Before using this plugin, please review OpenAI’s terms of use and privacy policy:
– OpenAI API Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use
– OpenAI Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
By using this plugin, you agree to OpenAI’s terms and acknowledge that you have understood OpenAI’s privacy policy.
For Developers
You can read about the available hooks here: https://github.com/android-com-pl/wp-ai-alt-generator?tab=readme-ov-file#for-developers