Altomatic – 2-in-1 AI Image Optimization & Alt Text tool for speed, SEO, and accessibility vs Toolbelt

The only WordPress plugin that combines image compression AND AI alt text generation in one. Stop juggling multiple plugins. Altomatic automatically compresses your images to WebP and AVIF formats while generating accurate, SEO-optimized alt text using AI—all in a single upload. Why Altomatic? 2-in-1 Solution – Image compression + alt text generation in one plugin (no need for separate tools) Improve Core Web Vitals – Smaller images = faster LCP scores Better SEO – AI-written alt text helps Google understand your images SEO Plugin Integration – Uses focus keyphrases from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and AIOSEO for keyword-rich alt text 50+ Languages – Generate alt text in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and 50+ more for multilingual sites (WPML, Polylang) Accessibility Compliance – Auto-generated descriptions for screen readers (EAA/ADA/WCAG) WebP & AVIF Support – Next-gen formats with automatic browser fallback Perfect For WooCommerce stores – Optimize product images for faster load times and better product SEO Bloggers & content creators – Focus on writing, not image optimization Agencies – Bulk optimize client sites with one tool Sites needing accessibility compliance – Meet EAA, ADA, and WCAG requirements automatically Anyone who wants to pass Core Web Vitals – Fix image-related performance issues automatically The Only All-in-One Solution Most image optimization plugins only compress images. Most alt text plugins only generate descriptions. Altomatic does both, saving you money and simplifying your workflow. Image Compression – Yes (compression-only plugins can’t generate alt text) WebP/AVIF Conversion – Yes (alt text-only plugins can’t convert formats) AI Alt Text Generation – Yes (compression-only plugins don’t do this) Single Plugin – Yes, no need to install and pay for 2 separate tools Key Features Automatic Alt Text Generation Every uploaded image is analyzed by AI and descriptive, SEO-friendly alt text is automatically added to the image properties. No manual work required — just upload and go. Image Compression & Format Conversion Compress images and convert to modern WebP and AVIF formats for dramatically smaller file sizes. The only alt text plugin that also optimizes your images — no second plugin needed. Keyword-Rich Alt Text with SEO Plugin Integration Seamlessly integrates focus keyphrases from popular SEO plugins, including Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and All in One SEO (AIOSEO), to generate keyword-rich alt text that aligns with your on-page SEO strategy. Optimized for WooCommerce Automatically optimizes WooCommerce product images, thumbnails, and gallery images. AI-generated alt text helps your products appear in Google Image Search and improves product page SEO. Supports Multiple Formats Handles JPG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF images. Convert to next-gen formats with automatic browser fallback for maximum compatibility across all devices. Bulk Optimization Use the bulk optimization tool to process your entire existing media library. Optimize hundreds of images and generate alt text with one click. Core Web Vitals Ready Smaller images directly improve your Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) score — one of Google’s key ranking factors. Fix image-related performance issues automatically. Accessibility Compliance Auto-generated alt text helps meet EAA, ADA, and WCAG 2.1 requirements for image descriptions. Support screen readers with accurate, meaningful image descriptions on every page. Alt Text in 50+ Languages Generate AI alt text in 50+ languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and more. Perfect for multilingual and international WordPress sites built with WPML or Polylang. Just choose your language in the plugin settings. Review and Edit See what was processed and manually edit or regenerate the AI-generated alt text at any time. Full control over your image descriptions. Try for FREE 50 free credits every month. No credit card needed to get started. Configuration Go to Settings > Altomatic Click “Get API Key” – enter your email and a 6-digit verification code will be sent to you. Enter the code and your API key is saved automatically. Or paste an existing key from altomatic.ai/profile. Customize your settings: Select image sizes to optimize Choose output formats (WebP/AVIF/original) Enable automatic alt text generation Configure responsive image settings Free plan includes 50 credits/month. Upgrade your plan for more. External Services This plugin connects to the Altomatic API (https://api.altomatic.ai) to perform image optimization and alt text generation. Your images are uploaded only during processing and are never made public or shared. This plugin also connects to the Altomatic web application (https://altomatic.ai/api) for account authentication when using the “Get API Key” feature. This sends your email address to request a verification code and retrieve your API key. See terms of use and privacy policy for more details. Support & Contact Website: https://altomatic.ai Support Email: [email protected]

A collection of simple addons that provide every day functionality with privacy and speed. There’s very few options, and no unnecessary filler. It does exactly what it needs to do and nothing else. Toolbelt takes a privacy first approach to adding features. Everything happens on your server. No data is sent to third party servers without your explicit consent. No data is loaded from third parties (for example social sharing scripts). Taking inspiration from Jetpack I want to rebuild the features I use the most and make them as simple and fast as possible. Toolbelt has been featured on The WordPress Tavern in an interview with me. You can read more about the creation of the plugin and my desire for a more private internet. Gutenberg Blocks Some of the Toolbelt modules include blocks to make working with the generated content easier. The available blocks are: Contact Form – The simplest way to have people get in touch. Works with the spam module. Post Categories – A category content list for magazine and newspaper themes. Simple Slider – A fast, CSS powered slider. No JavaScript and easy to edit. Projects Grid – to list a collection of projects. These can be filtered by project category. Testimonials Grid – to list a group of testimonials. Great for showing off! 🙂 Markdown – for those who like a simpler writing experience. Sitemap – Easily list all posts, pages, Categories and Projects. Star Rating – Rate things with a simple visual interface. Breadcrumbs – for full site editing. Related posts – for full site editing. All Features Toolbelt has a lot of features. The complete list is below. Admin Interface Tweaks – Small CSS changes to make the interface nicer to use. Avatars – Algorithmicly generated private avatars that are consistent across websites. Breadcrumbs Contact Form – Gutenberg compatible & private. Supports the spam blocker module. Cookie Banner CSP Header Disable Comment Urls – Removes comments urls from your site. Disable REST API – Disable the REST API from public usage. Fast 404 – Stops WordPress from loading the full 404 page for images and other content. Reduces server usage. Footnotes Get Image – Find a featured image for posts that do not have one assigned. Heading Anchors – Add anchor names to headings so that they can be linked to. Iframe Privacy Shield – Remove iframes and add a clickable screen so that they load when the user wants to see them. Infinite Scroll Jetpack Dev Mode – Disable Jetpacks connection so that only local functions are enabled. Lazy Loading Layout Grid – A nicer columns block. Markdown Monetization – Enable Coil Web Monetization. OEmbed – Add additional OEmbed providers. Optimization – Remove WordPress features that are rarely used. Portfolio – Portfolio custom post type and blocks. Post Category – A post category block. Random Redirection – Randomly redirect to a blog post. Related Posts Remove IP Addresses – Remove IP addresses from comments for user privacy (spam protection still works). Responsive Videos Search Redirect – If there’s a single search result redirect to it instead of displaying the restuls. Sitemap – Sitemap block. Slider – JavaScript free CSS slider block. Social Menu – Replace social links with icons in navigation blocks. Spam Blocker – Privacy focused spam blocker. Static Social Sharing – Link to social sharing pages, and don’t load social network content on your site. Stats – Enable privacy focused analytics providers like Fathom. Testimonials – Testimonials Custom post types and blocks. Tidy Notifications – Move plugin and theme notifications to a sidebar. Typographic Widows – Remove widows in post titles. Widget Display – Set rules for widget visibility. Toolbelt is Private Every week there’s a new story about Facebook (or Google, or Amazon, or whoever) tracking people inappropriately, or selling user details. Or some security breach that leaks users passwords or credit card info. Privacy is a big topic and frankly, it’s scary how much big corporations like Google, Facebook, and Twitter know. To ensure Toolbelt is as privacy focused as possible it: Does not phone out. No data is shared with third parties. Does not use standard social sharing javascripts (loaded from social networks servers). Does not track your usage of the plugin. Does not add generator comments, or secret promotional comments to your site html. Toolbelt is Fast Slow websites make me sad. I don’t want to add anything to Toolbelt that will impact site load speed. My Google Pagespeed score should not move from 100. Why? Faster sites are shown to increase conversions and time on site. Google loves fast sites and improves their search rankings. In addition fast sites are great for people with slower internet access, or on mobile data, and use less resources to generate the page. So many benefits! To be fast Toolbelt: Doesn’t use jQuery or any other javascript framework. All javascript is vanilla js, and minified. Minifies all assets (JS and CSS). Loads all assets inline. They are already small, and loading them directly on the page means there are no server requests. Only loads things when they are needed. JS and CSS are only loaded for activated modules. Very few options. There’s one main database option, an array that stores what modules are active. And another that stores settings for some modules. Uses the minimum code possible. Minimum Javascript and PHP. Less code means more speed, and fewer bugs. All options are disabled by default. You enable only the ones you need. Built for developers Toolbelt is built with developers in mind. It has a collection of hooks and filters to enable you to make the modules work the way you want. If you’re intersted to jump in the project, there are opportunities for developers at all levels to help out. Contribute to Toolbelt on GitHub and join the party. 🎉 The code can be found on Github Documentation with code examples can be found on the wiki You can reach out to me with questions or problems on Twitter