Add alt - A Wordpress plugin

2007-12-15 18:41 | Categories » English, Internet, Webb, Wordpress, Wordpress plugin,

This is a very simple Wordpress plugin that has one single purpose, to add empty alt attributes to the images in your Wordpress posts that lacks one. Since TinyMCE doesn’t add a alt attribute if you empty the alt field it breaks validation. It can be a bit frustrating to add them manually in Wordpress, now you’ll never have to do that again.

Download Add alt

Tested with Wordpress version: 2.3 - 2.5
Current version: 1.0.1

Installation

  1. Upload addalt.php to your Wordpress plugin directory (/wp-content/plugins/)
  2. Activate “Add alt” through your Wordpress Plugin page
  3. Smile

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Feedback

Have you encountered a bug? Don’t hesitate to leave a comment and I’ll try to fix it as soon as possible. Have you tested the plugin on some other version of Wordpress, let me know if it works.

Spread the word! :)

Version history

1.0.1 - A tiny fix for a potential problem

1.0 - Initial release

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WordPress Maniac! » Nuevos Plug ins para tu Wordpress — 2007-12-18 23:16

[...] Descarga | Documentación [...]

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Weblog Tools Collection » Blog Archive » WordPress Plugin Releases for 12/20 — 2007-12-20 05:33

[...] fixes and everything about blogging, especially with Wordpress. Go ahead, subscribe to our feed!Add Alt adds empty alt attributes to the images in your Wordpress posts that lacks [...]

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Stephen Cronin — 2007-12-20 15:12

Nice idea! I do it all manually at the moment. Any chance you could add the image name in the alt attribute rather than leave it empty? That’d be nicer if the images have descriptive names - it’d be better for accessibility as well as validation. Any, well done.

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Kristoffer — 2007-12-22 11:43

Stephen Cronin: Thanks! :)

Sure, I’ll add that in the next version which should be released any day now. :D

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MrCorey — 2007-12-22 16:00

This a neat idea! I’ve thought about this as well, since the validator gets all bunched up over something this small but important.

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Kristoffer — 2007-12-22 18:32

MrCorey: Originally I was going to add the alt attribute manually to all of my images, but I soon decided that a plugin was the way to go. Much less work required… :P

Nice that other people find it useful too! :)

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Diseño Web — 2007-12-23 17:45

Testing, at the moment: useful

:)

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Wordpress themes and plugins for the week — 2007-12-26 07:18

[...] Add ALT tags - Adding ALT tags to your images can help you increase your SEO profile, so did you miss out on any mage? Worry not. This plugin will help you to add the ALT tag to images. [...]

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Add Alt : un plugin wordpress qui facilite la validation de vos posts » article » Webqualité — 2007-12-31 19:19

[...] à mettre en place, il vous suffit de télécharger le fichier sur le site de l’auteur et d’uploader le fichier addalt.php vers le répertoire plugin de votre serveur web. Ensuite, [...]

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Leanne — 2008-01-19 22:30

Is there a way you could have the alt default to the image title instead of leaving it empty? Or does it do that?

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Kristoffer — 2008-01-24 17:48

Leanne: Sure, that should be possible to add I guess… :) Keep your eyes open for the next release.

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Latest project: Tirlebrook Primary School ~ Sponge Project Blog — 2008-07-03 21:11

[...] Add Alt - to help keep the code valid [...]

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