Wicked Alt Text AI Guide

Wicked Alt Text AI Changelog

2.0.0 (July 3, 2026)
  • Tweak: plugin now requires WordPress 7.0 or higher
  • Tweak: plugin now uses built-in WordPress AI API. Be sure to configure an AI connector on the Settings > Connectors page before using the plugin
  • New: plugin now generates alt text in site's configured language (language can also be changed per-image using `wicked_alt_text_ai_generate_alt_text_language` filter)
  • New: `wicked_alt_text_ai_generate_alt_text_prompt` filter to modify prompt used to generate alt text
  • Fix: fatal error when image URL is empty when generating alt text
1.3.1 (March 3, 2026)
  • New: setting to control if alt text is automatically generated when fixing missing alt text on front-end
  • Tweak: poll for alt text instead of using Ably realtime connection on front-end
1.3.0 (January 11, 2026)
  • New: fix missing alt text feature (can be enabled under Settings)
  • Tweak: try loading image via file path if loading via URL fails when fetching image for generating alt text
1.2.0 (November 20, 2025)
  • New: wicked_alt_text_ai_should_generate_alt_text filter
  • New: wicked_alt_text_ai_generated_alt_text filter
  • New: show images and generated alt text in real-time when bulk generating alt text for images
  • Tweak: remove confusing second box for generating alt text from Tools page that appears when a job is running
  • Tweak: move Wicked Alt Text AI admin menu item to bottom of menu
  • Tweak: skip SVG images when generating alt text (SVG support will hopefully be added in a future version)
1.1.1 (November 6, 2025)
  • Mask OpenAI key on Settings screen
1.1.0 (October 20, 2025)
  • New: add support for using own OpenAI license key
  • Tweak: rename plugin from Wicked AI to Wicked Alt Text AI
1.0.0 (April 16, 2025)
  • Initial release
0.0.18 (April 11, 2025)
  • Tweak: warn if license key is missing
  • Tweak: prevent tools from running if license key is missing
0.0.17 (March 25, 2025)
  • New: alternative text can now be generated for individual images directly from media modal (added Generate Alternative Text button below alternative text field)
0.0.16 (March 19, 2025)
  • Release candidate