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Install, connect, generate, undo. Everything the plugin does, in one page.

Early access. The plugin is not published on WordPress.org yet and the service opens at launch. This page describes how it is planned to work. Get early access.

Install

When the plugin is published, install it from the Plugins screen in WordPress, or upload the zip. Activate it. A new item appears under Media.

The coverage scan

Open Media, then AltSweep. The top of the screen shows how many images have alt text. The scan runs inside your site and sends nothing out. SVG files are not counted.

Connect for AI alt text

Read the disclosure, tick the box and click Connect. This creates a free site key and starts your 50 images a month. Only administrators can connect. If you never connect, the scan, editor, title-based text and undo still work.

Generate, review, save

1. Click Generate on one row, or Generate for this page.
2. Read each proposal. Edit the text in the box if you want different wording.
3. Click Save on a row, or Save all reviewed.

Generating never saves by itself. Decorative images, such as spacers and thin dividers, come back empty and use no credit.

Undo

The first time AltSweep saves text on an image, it stores the previous value. Each row in Recent changes has an Undo button that restores it. Undo the last batch restores everything saved in the same session on the screen. Undo works without a connection and does not use credits.

Existing alt text

By default, images that already have alt text are not listed or changed. In Settings you can turn on overwrite. The original is still saved.

WooCommerce

For images attached to a product, the product name and attributes are sent as context so the text names what is sold. Gallery images attached through the product are handled the same way.

Automatic alt text on new uploads

Turn this on in Settings after connecting. New images get alt text a short time after upload, and only if the alt field is empty. These are saved without a preview, and each one can be undone from Recent changes. They use your free allowance, plan credits or pack credits.

Language

Choose the language in Settings. The list shows common choices. The service accepts other language codes too.

When the free images run out

The free allowance is 50 AI images a month and resets at the start of each calendar month (UTC). After that, AI generation pauses. All other tools keep working. When checkout opens, you will be able to add credits on the pricing page and paste your site key to add them to the same site.

Lost licence key

Email ops@quietlathe.com from the address you used at checkout.

Uninstall

Deleting the plugin removes its settings and its saved originals. Alt text you approved stays on your images. If you may want to undo something, do it before you delete the plugin.

What is sent

For each image you generate: a resized copy (longest side 784 pixels), the file name, its width and height, your site address (when you connect), the language, the title of the post the image is attached to, and for products the name and attributes. The full policy is on the privacy page.