Description
Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager gives you a clear, fast overview of every image in your media library and whether it has alt text set. Missing alt text hurts both accessibility and SEO — this plugin helps you fix that without leaving WordPress.
Key Features
- Dashboard overview — instantly see how many images have alt text and how many are missing it.
- Inline editing — click Edit on any image row and update the alt text without navigating away.
- Filter by status — switch between “All Images” and “Missing ALT” to focus on what needs fixing.
- Search by filename — quickly locate a specific image in large media libraries.
- CSV export — download a spreadsheet of all images with their alt text status for reporting or auditing.
- Keyboard shortcuts — press Ctrl+Enter (or Cmd+Enter on Mac) to save, and Esc to cancel.
- Pagination — choose 25, 50, or 100 images per page.
- No external requests — the plugin works entirely within your WordPress installation. No data is sent to any third party.
Who Is This For?
- Site owners who want to improve their SEO by ensuring all images have descriptive alt text.
- Developers and designers performing accessibility audits.
- Content editors who manage large media libraries and need a fast way to review and update alt text in bulk.
Privacy
This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It does not make any requests to external servers. All data is read from and written to your own WordPress database.
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Installation
- Download the plugin zip file.
- In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Click Upload Plugin and select the zip file.
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Navigate to Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager in the left-hand admin menu.
Alternatively, upload the fredo-missing-alt-text-manager folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory manually, then activate from the Plugins screen.
FAQ
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Does this plugin edit images in my media library directly?
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No. It reads and writes the alt text field (
_wp_attachment_image_alt) stored in your WordPress database. Your actual image files are never modified. -
Will it affect site performance?
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The plugin only loads its assets (CSS and JavaScript) on its own admin page. It has zero impact on your front-end site performance.
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Do I need to be an administrator to use this plugin?
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Any WordPress user with the
upload_filescapability (Editor role and above by default) can access and use the plugin. -
Can I export all my image alt data?
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Yes. Click the Export CSV button in the plugin header to download a spreadsheet containing each image’s ID, filename, URL, alt text, status (Has Alt / Missing), and upload date.
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Does this plugin send any data externally?
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No. The plugin makes no external HTTP requests of any kind. It is entirely self-contained.
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Is it compatible with WooCommerce product images?
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Yes. Any image stored in the WordPress media library — including WooCommerce product images — will appear in the plugin.
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Will CSV export work on sites with thousands of images?
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Yes. The export processes images in batches of 500 to avoid memory or timeout issues on large media libraries. No special configuration is needed.
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Contributors & Developers
“Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Dashboard header with image stats (total, has alt, missing alt).
- Inline alt text editing with live character counter.
- Filter by all images or missing alt only.
- Filename search.
- CSV export with ID, filename, URL, alt text, status, and date.
- Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Enter to save, Esc to cancel.
- Pagination with 25 / 50 / 100 per page options.