Sightdex Media Search

The WordPress media search only matches titles, captions, and descriptions. Sightdex Media Search sends each image (and the first-page preview of each PDF) to a vision model of your choice, stores the description and tags it returns, and extends the Media Library search box to match that text. It works in list view, grid view, and the media modal inside the editor.

Features

• Automatic description of new uploads in the background.
• Dashboard with counts, filters, and a batch indexer with progress for your existing library.
• Editable AI description on every attachment, with a Regenerate button.
• Choice of provider and model: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, or Google Gemini. Bring your own API key.
• Optional: fill empty alt text with the AI alt sentence.
• Optional custom prompt for house style or product names.

Requirements

You need an API key from the provider you choose. Each request costs a fraction of a cent to a few cents depending on the model; the settings screen shows an estimate next to each model.

External services

This plugin sends image data to a third-party API that you select and configure. Nothing is sent until you save an API key.

Anthropic Claude (https://www.anthropic.com/) — When an image or PDF preview is indexed, the plugin sends the image bytes, the instruction text, and your API key to https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages. Terms: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms. Privacy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy.

OpenAI (https://openai.com/) — Same data is sent to https://api.openai.com/v1/responses. Terms: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use. Privacy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy.

Google Gemini (https://ai.google.dev/) — Same data is sent to https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/. Terms: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms. Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

The “Test connection” button sends a short text prompt to the selected provider.