Alt Text Studio · Documentation
WordPress plugin settings reference
Every setting on the Alt Text Studio settings page and what it does.
All settings live under Alt Text Studio → Settings in wp-admin. Here is what each one does.
1
Generation output
- Languages — generate alt text in any of 194 languages; English is always primary. Each language counts toward the credit cost.
- Text length —
Normal ≈ 1 sentence (1 credit)orDetailed ≈ 1 paragraph (2 credits). - Prefix / Suffix — up to 45 characters each, added to every alt text.
- Also populate — optionally write the generated text into the image title, caption, and/or description as well.
2
Accuracy and tone
- Auto-context — on by default; gathers hints from filenames, the parent post, captions, and product attributes, used only when they match the image.
- Use SEO keywords — pull focus keyphrases from your SEO plugin automatically.
- SEO keywords / Negative keywords — up to 10 each, used as fallbacks and exclusions.
- Custom prompt — up to 500 characters of tone or context.
3
Behavior and access
- Auto-generate and When to generate — see Automatic alt text on upload.
- Overwrite existing alt text — replace alt text when re-processing (off by default).
- Public site — uncheck for local or staging sites so files upload directly.
- Allowed image types — JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF.
- Access roles — which roles can use the plugin; administrators always have access, and editors are included by default.
4
Ecommerce defaults
Set a site-wide Brand, Product, Primary color, and Secondary color (up to 45 characters each) as fallbacks for non-product images. WooCommerce products always use their own data automatically.
5
Saving
Click Save Changes to apply. Reset to Defaults restores the generation settings only and keeps your API key.
Related guides
- Connect the plugin with your API key— Paste an API key into the plugin settings so it can generate alt text for your account.
- SEO, WooCommerce, and multilingual integrations— How the plugin works with Yoast, Rank Math, WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang, and more.
- How auto-detect context works— Alt Text Studio inspects filenames and URLs to enrich the prompt, only when they match what the AI sees.