inventivo Bulk Alt Text Editor

inventivo Bulk Alt Text Editor adds an Alt Text page under Media in the WordPress administration area. It lists image attachments in pages of 50 and lets authorized users edit the Media Library alt text without reloading the page.

The list includes:

• A thumbnail preview.
• The filename linked to the attachment edit screen.
• An editable alt text field with row-specific save feedback.
• A cached count of posts that contain the wp-image-ID class.
• Filters for all images, images without alt text, and images with alt text.
• Search by filename or attachment title.
• A summary showing how many images have no alt text.

The plugin does not upload, download, rename, resize, read, or modify image files. It does not generate alt text, use AI, connect to external services, or send telemetry. Saving changes only updates the _wp_attachment_image_alt metadata field.

Important: An alt attribute written directly into post content overrides the alt text stored in the Media Library on the front end. If a saved change is not visible, check the image block or HTML in the post.

Developer hooks

• bulk_alt_text_editor_columns filters the columns shown in the image list.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_column_content filters the content of a custom column.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_views filters the list of view links.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_query_args filters the image query arguments while keeping the attachment and image constraints.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_bulk_actions supplies optional bulk actions for selected images.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_row_actions supplies optional actions beneath a filename.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_rest_sanitize_alt_text filters a sanitized alt text before final text sanitization.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_loaded runs after the plugin instance has registered its hooks.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_before_table runs immediately before the image table is displayed.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_after_table runs immediately after the image table is displayed.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_alt_text_updated runs after an alt text has been saved successfully.
• bulk_alt_text_editor_handle_bulk_action receives a validated bulk action and editable image attachment IDs.