Easy Image Alternate Text

• Login to your WordPress Website and choose “Plugins > Add New” from the dashboard menu. (Note: if you do not see this option you may not have administrative permissions on your website. Please contact your website administrator for assistance.)
• Type “Easy Image Alternate Text” into the search box
• Click “Install Now”
• Once the installation is complete, click the activate button.
• Register for a Microsoft Azure Computer Vision API Key.
• Return to your website and choose “Settings > Media” from the dashboard menu.
• Enter your API key and endpoint under media settings.

Learn how to register for an Microsoft Azure Computer Vision API key.

To add alternate text to images from the media library:

1. choose Media Library from the Dashboard menu
2. switch to list view
3. filter the list by “Images” 
4. place your cursor over an image row and choose “Apply ALT Text”
5. review the applied ALT text for accuracy, updating it as required (adjust the confidence level as necessary under plugin settings to ensure quality results)
6. click “Update”
7. close the tab to return to the media list.
8. click the “Filter” button to refresh the list.

To add alternate text to images from the editor screen:

1. select the image to be edited and choose edit
2. below the image thumbnail, click “Apply ALT Text”
3. review the applied ALT text for accuracy, updating it as required (adjust the confidence level as necessary under plugin settings to ensure quality results)
4. click “Update”

To add alternate text to images while inserting them from the media library:

1. select “Add Media”
2. choose an image (alt text will be automatically applied when uploading a new image)
3. below the image thumbnail, click “Apply ALT Text”
4. review the applied ALT text for accuracy, updating it as required (adjust the confidence level as necessary under plugin settings to ensure quality results)
5. click “Insert Into Page”