AiGude Tools

Description

AiGude Tools improves accessibility and SEO by automatically generating alternative text for your images using an AI-powered API.
Save time, stay consistent, and enhance your site’s visibility in search engines — all without manually writing every alt text.

Note: An AiGude API key is required; get one free at AiGude.io.

AiGude FAQ (German)

Key Features

  • AI-Powered Alt Text – Automatically generate descriptive alt text for your images using advanced AI.
  • Multilingual Support – Translate prompts and alt texts into any DeepL-supported language with one click.
  • List View – Work through your Media Library in a powerful list interface:
    • Search images by filename, title, or existing alt text
    • Bulk-generate alt text for selected images (per page or across pages)
    • Skip existing alt text or overwrite with new results
    • Preview and edit a single image’s alt text before saving
    • Select prompt templates and target languages for single or bulk actions
  • Grid View – Generate alt text directly from the Media Library’s grid:
    • Quickly select multiple images
    • Mini-grid shows your current selection
    • Hover tooltips reveal generated alt text at a glance
  • Customizable Templates – Create your own prompt templates with placeholders like %filename% or %title%.
  • Settings – Manage your API key, view remaining credits, and control connection options in one place.

Perfect for website owners, photographers, agencies, and content teams who want to improve accessibility and SEO without hours of manual work.

Data Processing and Privacy

This plugin connects to AiGude’s captioning service to generate and translate image alternative text.

Links:
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
AiGude FAQ (German)

  • Images and texts are transmitted to the service for processing.

    • We do not store images or texts after processing; they are held only in memory long enough to generate a response.
  • Alt-text generation is performed on AiGude–managed infrastructure located in the European Union. Image files are sent over HTTPS to this infrastructure. No third-party vendors are used for alt-text generation.

  • Translations are performed via the DeepL API. Only the text to be translated and language parameters are transmitted to DeepL; images are not sent. Processing occurs on DeepL’s infrastructure. See the DeepL Privacy Policy.

Uninstall and Data Deletion

This plugin ships with an uninstall.php to remove its data when you uninstall it from WordPress.

Screenshots

  • List View
  • Grid View

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/aigude-tools, or install it directly from the WordPress plugin directory.
  2. Activate the plugin via Plugins Installed Plugins.
  3. Go to AiGude Tools Settings to enter your API key.
  4. Use AiGude Tools List view or Grid view to generate and manage image alt texts.

FAQ

Do I need an API key?

Yes — an AiGude API key is required. Get one free at AiGude.io.

Does it overwrite existing alt texts?

Only if you choose. You can skip existing alt texts or overwrite them with new ones.

What languages are supported for translation?

All languages supported by DeepL (including variants such as EN-GB/EN-US and PT-PT/PT-BR). Your site’s language is offered as a “System” default.

Can I create my own prompts?

Yes. You can define custom prompt templates using placeholders such as %filename%, %title%, and %description%.

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Contributors & Developers

“AiGude Tools” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“AiGude Tools” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Interested in development?

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Changelog

2.2.3

  • Renamed the Templates section to Prompts.
  • Renamed the Server section to Settings.
  • Added detailed explanations for all placeholder modifiers used in Prompts.

2.2.2

  • Docs: Readme and translations updated.

2.2.1

  • Docs: Updated readme links

2.2.0

  • Prompt and alt‑text translation in all DeepL languages

2.1.1

  • Updated uninstall routine
  • Debug: log only when debugging is enabled

2.1.0

  • Added server-side prompt and placeholders translation
  • Added formal German translations
  • Added German version of the readme

2.0.0

  • Added search in List view
  • Added Grid view integration with Media Library
  • Added German translations

1.0.0

  • Initial release