Title: Media Alt Text Manager
Author: Gulshan Kumar
Published: <strong>October 8, 2024</strong>
Last modified: June 7, 2025

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# Media Alt Text Manager

 By [Gulshan Kumar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thegulshankumar/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/media-alt-text-manager.1.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-alt-text-manager/)

## Description

The **Media Alt Text Manager** plugin enhances the WordPress media library by adding
a sortable ‘Alt Text’ column. This feature simplifies managing alternative text 
for images, thereby improving your site’s accessibility and SEO.

### Key Features

 * **Alt Text Column**: Adds a new column to the media library displaying the alt
   text for each image.
 * **Sorting by Alt Text Status**: Enables sorting of media items based on their
   alt text status.
 * **Enhanced Workflow**: Streamlines the process of ensuring all images have appropriate
   alt text.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Media library with the new Alt Text column

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/media-alt-text-manager` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to your Media Library to start using the plugin.

## FAQ

### Who can use this plugin?

Users with the capability to edit posts, typically editors and administrators, can
fully access and interact with the alt text management features offered by this 
plugin. Authors, on the other hand, are limited to setting alt text solely for their
own uploaded images.

### Is this plugin compatible with my theme?

Yes, this plugin is compatible with most WordPress themes, as it operates solely
within the media library in the admin area.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Media Alt Text Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Gulshan Kumar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thegulshankumar/)

“Media Alt Text Manager” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-alt-text-manager/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Media Alt Text Manager” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-alt-text-manager)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-alt-text-manager/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/media-alt-text-manager/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/media-alt-text-manager/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/media-alt-text-manager/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * Tested with WordPress 6.8.1

#### 1.0.1

 * Fixed: Alt text input field now only displays for image media types, preventing
   confusion for users when editing other media types.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **12 months ago**
 *  Active installations **60+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.9.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-alt-text-manager)
 * Tags
 * [accessibility](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[Alt Text](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/alt-text/)
   [image optimization](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-optimization/)
   [media library](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/)[seo](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/media-alt-text-manager/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Gulshan Kumar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thegulshankumar/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-alt-text-manager/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](https://ko-fi.com/gulshan)