Guides

Short, practical notes on writing and managing alt text.

• How to bulk add alt text in WordPress

  Four ways to fill in missing alt text across a media library, and what to check before you run a bulk change.

• How to undo bulk alt text changes in WordPress

  Why bulk alt text edits are hard to reverse, and how to keep a way back.

• How long should alt text be?

  A practical length for alt text, with examples of too short and about right.

• Decorative images: when alt text should be empty

  How to tell a decorative image from an informative one, and what to put in the alt attribute.