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Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO)

v4.4
by Arun Basil Lal · 4.8 (88 reviews)

Automatically Add Image Title, Caption, Description And Alt Text From Filename. Includes a bulk updater to update existing images in the Media Library …

100K+ active installs Updated Dec 09, 2024 Tested to 6.7.2
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About Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO)

This plugin automatically adds image attributes such as alt text, title, caption, and description from the image filename. It can update attributes for both new image uploads and existing images in the media library, improving image SEO and accessibility. There is also a pro add-on available that offers additional features like using post titles as attributes and custom attribute tags.

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Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) screenshot
Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) screenshot
Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) screenshot

Frequently asked questions

What are the benefits of adding image attributes?
Image attributes such as image title, image caption, description, and alt text are important for image SEO, as they help search engines and users discover your images and improve the accessibility of your website.
What can the plugin do for image attributes?
The plugin can automatically update image attributes for both new and existing images in the media library. It can set the image filename as the image title, caption, description, and alt text.
What additional features are available in the Pro add-on?
The Pro add-on allows you to update image attributes not just from the image filename, but also from the post/page/product/custom post type title. It also provides options to fine-tune the bulk updater settings and clean up the actual image filename.
How can I update image attributes in the Media Library?
You can use the bulk updater feature to update image attributes for multiple images in the Media Library with just one click. Simply select the images you want to update and choose the appropriate option in the bulk actions menu.
Where can I find the plugin settings and bulk updater?
The plugin settings and bulk updater can be found in the WordPress Admin under Settings > Image Attributes. From there, you can choose which attributes to update for new uploads and access the bulk updater.

Changelog

4.4

  • Date: 09.November.2023.
  • Tested with WordPress 6.4.1.
  • New Feature: Display image attributes in the Media Library columns (list view) to easily read image attributes without opening each image. Image Attributes Pro let’s you edit image attributes from the Media Library in bulk. Read more.
  • Enhancement: Activate Image Attributes Pro from plugin sidebar if pro plugin is installed.
  • UI Enhancement: Improved placeholder text in settings text boxes and made them lighter to avoid confusion.

4.3.1

  • Date: 25.April.2023.
  • Bug Fix: Fix a bug where trailing commas were used with unset and function calls. This is unsupported in PHP versions older than 7.3.

4.3

  • Date: 25.April.2023.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with Image Attributes Pro version 4.3. Check what’s new in 4.3.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where non English characters in image filename were not being read correctly. This fix will resolve such issues for new uploads going forward. Since information is already lost when WordPress sanitize the filename, there is no way to recover it once the image upload is complete.

4.2

  • Date: 28.March.2023.
  • Tested with WordPress 6.2.
  • Enhancement: !IMPORTANT! Files were renamed and moved around for better organization. If you see any PHP errors, it should be temporary and deactivating and activation the plugin should fix it.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with Image Attributes Pro version 4.2. Check what’s new in 4.2.
  • I18n: Plugin is translated to Ukrainian thanks to @kleindberg.

4.1

4.0

  • Date: 13.December.2022.
  • Tested with WordPress 6.1.1.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with Image Attributes Pro version 4.0. Check what’s new in 4.0.

3.3

  • Date: 10.November.2022.
  • Tested with WordPress 6.1.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with Image Attributes Pro version 3.2. Check what’s new in 3.2.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a UI issue where the buttons for Custom Attribute Tags were not working in certain cases.
  • I18n: Plugin is translated to Polish thanks to Robert from RobertLajka.pl.

3.2

  • Date: 27.April.2022.
  • Tested with WordPress 5.9.3.
  • Enhancement: Log message for Skip Image button now specifies which image is skipped and links to the Edit Media page for that image.

3.1

  • Date: 24.March.2022.
  • Tested with WordPress 5.9.2.
  • New Feature: Added Skip Image button for the Bulk Updater. Useful during troubleshooting. Read more.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with Image Attributes Pro version 3.0. Check what’s new in 3.0.

3.0

  • Date: 19.January.2022.
  • Tested with WordPress 5.8.3.
  • Enhancement: Removed “Global Switch” option as part of cleaning up the user interface. This option was redundant and the same can be accomplished either by deactivating the plugin or by disabling every option in “General Settings”. Please take a note of this change if you have disabled “Global Switch” on your website.
  • UI Enhancement: Added description text to clarity settings to improve usability.
  • UI Enhancement: Added demo video link in plugin settings page.

2.1

  • Date: 02.July.2021.
  • Enhancement: Compatibility with Image Attributes Pro v2.0.

2.0

  • Date: 18.June.2021.
  • Tested with WordPress 5.7.2.
  • UI Enhancement: Changed order of General Settings to match the order in Media Library.
  • UI Enhancement: Changed the word attached to uploaded in If image is not attached to a post, image filename will be used instead for better clarity.
  • I18n: More strings are now translation ready, thanks to @alexclassroom.

1.6

  • Date: 06.January.2019.
  • Tested with WordPress 5.0.2.
  • Enhancement: Improved bulk updater warning and inline documentation.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that ignored the setting for inserting image title into the post HTML. Thanks @jamesryancooper

1.5

  • Date: 06.May.2018.
  • Enhancement: Changed text domain from abl_iaff_td to auto-image-attributes-from-filename-with-bulk-updater to make the plugin translation ready in translate.wordpress.org.
  • Enhancement: Code improvements.
  • Enhancement: Added an activation notice with link to the settings page for better on-boarding experience.

1.4

  • Date: 22.November.2017.
  • NEW: Global switch to enable or disable the plugin.
  • NEW: Test button.
  • NEW: Stop Bulk Updater button.
  • NEW: Support tab.
  • Improvement: Changed source of filename from guid to wp_get_attachment_url() to prevent conflicts with other plugins. GUID was being replaced by other plugins. Thanks to @niresh12495 for [bringing this up] (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-title-description-and-alt-tag-replaced-with-attachment-idnumber/).
  • Impreovement: Added checks to check if attachment is image before processing.
  • FIX: Added boolval() function for backwards compatibility with servers with PHP older than PHP 5.5.
  • Added preview of premium options that ship with Image Attributes Pro
  • UI Improvements.
  • Code improvements.

1.3

  • Date: 17.August.2017.
  • Improved the architecture of the plugin laying foundation for future updates. Utilizing my starter plugin framework
  • Bug fix: For images that had EXIF data, EXIF data was used instead of filename. Props to @mathieupellegrin for reporting this.
  • NEW: Added option to Insert Image Title into HTML. WordPress stopped including image titles since 3.5. Code from Restore Image Title plugin was used.
  • NEW: Remove full stops ( . ) from filename.
  • NEW: Remove commas ( , ) from filename.
  • NEW: Remove all numbers ( 0-9 ) from filename.
  • NEW: Added a warning and user confirmation before while clicking “Run Bulk Updater” button to prevent accidental clicks.
  • UI Improvement: Cleaned up the interface and moved the Bulk Updater to its own tab.
  • UI Improvement: Bulk updater log is now displayed in a neat box instead of just printing the results on the page.
  • Parts of the code was updated for more efficiency and faster processing.
  • Tested on WordPress 4.8.1. Result = pass.

1.2

  • Date: 15.July.2017.
  • Added: Character filter options. Plugin now removes hyphens and underscores.
  • Bug Fix: Minor bug fix.

1.1

  • Date: 4.July.2017.
  • Added: Options to choose individual image attributes for NEW uploads.

1.0

  • Date: 4.July.2017.
  • First release of the plugin.

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