Image Alt Text vs SpamBanana – AI Spam Protection

Most WordPress sites are missing alt text on over half their images — every one a keyword Google can’t read and a barrier for screen reader users. Image Alt Text fixes this directly from your WordPress dashboard. View every image with or without alt text, edit inline, copy filenames or titles in bulk, and keep your media library fully optimised without touching individual media files. Whether you have 50 images or 50,000, Image Alt Text gives you a clear table view of your entire media library, shows exactly which images are missing alt text, and lets you fix them all in bulk — no page refresh, no clicking through individual media items. Image Alt Text Pro adds AI-powered alt text generation using OpenAI, Google Gemini, Claude AI, and Hugging Face — automatically on every upload, or across your entire library in one click. Technical Support We would always love to hear from you about plugin issues, queries, and enhancements. Please use the native support forum so other users with the same question can benefit too. Visit our support on the Plugin’s Forum. Features View all images with alt text — full table view with inline editing. No page refresh needed. See every image missing alt text — dedicated tab showing only images that need attention. Copy filename to alt text — one-click option to use the image filename as alt text, in bulk or per image. Copy post title to alt text — populate alt text from the associated post or page title. Bulk actions — select multiple images and apply alt text updates across all of them at once. Search and sort — find any image instantly using table column search and sorting. Multisite compatible — works across WordPress multisite networks. Pro Features Image Alt Text Pro gives you 4 leading AI vision providers on a simple yearly plan — no per-image fees, no credit limits. Bring your own API key and pay the provider directly at their standard rate. Buy Pro Image Alt Text 4 AI Vision Providers — Bring Your Own Key Generate highly accurate, SEO-friendly alt text using OpenAI GPT-4o, Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, Claude AI (Haiku), or Hugging Face (Qwen2.5-VL). Connect any provider with your own API key. Write a custom prompt tailored to your site’s tone and SEO goals. You pay the AI provider directly — no markups, no bundles. Auto-Generate Alt Text on Every Upload Set it and forget it. The moment an image is uploaded, alt text is generated automatically using your preferred method (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Hugging Face, Post Title, or Filename). No manual steps required. One-Shot Bulk Actions Process every image in your current view with a single click. No selection needed — just pick an action (Copy Title, Copy Filename, or any AI provider) and click Process. Configurable batch size controls how many images are sent to the AI API per request. Unlimited Bulk AI Selection Select any number of images in Bulk Action and run AI generation across all of them. Images are processed one at a time sequentially — no timeouts, no rate-limit errors regardless of selection size. Bulk Caption Actions Copy post titles or filenames to image captions in bulk. Also supports per-image caption update directly from the image list. Decorative Image Accessibility (WCAG 2.1) Mark any image as decorative in the media library. The plugin automatically injects role="presentation" and aria-hidden="true" on the frontend so screen readers skip the image entirely. Covers both Gutenberg image blocks and PHP-rendered images. SEO Quality Score for Every Image Every image in your library is rated Excellent, Good, or Needs Work based on alt text quality — so you can prioritise which images need attention first. Visually Spot Missing Alt Text on Your Live Site Enable a frontend highlight to outline images missing alt text directly on your published pages. Instantly see where the gaps are without digging through the media library. Advanced Date Range Filters Filter your image list by Today, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, Last 6 Months, Last 12 Months, Last 3 Years, or a custom range — ideal for large media libraries or audits. Central Settings Panel Sidebar-navigated settings page to configure AI providers, API keys, custom prompts, upload automation, batch size, and highlight preferences — all in one place.

SpamBanana uses advanced Machine Learning (Logistic Regression + TF-IDF) to detect spam comments. Accuracy improves over time with admin feedback, reaching up to 99% after 2M feedbacks. No annoying CAPTCHAs needed! Features AI-Powered Detection with Machine Learning Accuracy improves over time (up to 99% with feedback) Real-time Dashboard with Statistics GeoIP Country Blocking Admin Feedback System to improve AI No CAPTCHA Required Fast & Lightweight Secure HMAC-SHA256 Authentication How It Works Install and activate the plugin Get your free API keys from spambanana.com Enter API keys in Settings All comments are automatically checked Provide feedback to improve AI accuracy Admin Feedback System Help improve the AI by providing feedback on spam detection: * Mark false positives as “Not Spam” * Mark false negatives as “Spam” * AI learns from your feedback * Accuracy improves over time GeoIP Blocking Block spam by country: * Real-time IP geolocation * Select countries to block * Cached for performance Dashboard & Statistics Total comments checked Spam blocked count Daily trends (7-90 days) Top spam sources Beautiful charts External Services This plugin relies on external services to provide spam detection and geolocation features. Below is detailed information about each service: SpamBanana API (api.spambanana.com) What it does: Analyzes comments using Machine Learning (Logistic Regression + TF-IDF) to detect spam. When data is sent: Every time a comment is submitted on your WordPress site (unless the user is logged in and you’ve disabled checking for logged-in users). What data is sent: * Comment content (text) * Comment author name * Comment author email * Comment author IP address * Comment author website URL (if provided) * User agent string Why it’s needed: WordPress servers have limited resources. By processing spam detection on our dedicated ML servers, we: * Reduce load on your WordPress server * Provide faster spam detection * Use advanced Machine Learning models that would be too resource-intensive to run locally * Continuously improve accuracy through centralized learning from millions of comments * Reduce AI costs for users by sharing infrastructure Data retention: Comment data is stored temporarily for analysis and learning. Spam detection results are kept to improve the ML model accuracy over time. Privacy & Terms: * Service Terms: https://spambanana.com/terms * Privacy Policy: https://spambanana.com/privacy * The service is GDPR compliant * No personal data is sold or shared with third parties IP-API.com (ip-api.com) What it does: Provides geolocation data (country) based on IP addresses for the GeoIP blocking feature. When data is sent: Only when GeoIP blocking is enabled in settings, and only for new IP addresses not in cache (cached for 7 days). What data is sent: * Visitor’s IP address only Why it’s needed: To identify the country of origin for comments, allowing you to block spam from specific countries if desired. Privacy & Terms: * Service website: http://ip-api.com * Terms of Service: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal * This is a free service with rate limiting (45 requests per minute) Privacy Policy User Data Protection: * All data transmission uses secure HTTPS connections * Data is only sent when actively processing comments * Users can disable the plugin at any time to stop data transmission * GeoIP feature is optional and can be disabled * No tracking cookies or scripts are added to your site * GDPR compliant Support Support: [email protected] Support: [email protected] Website: https://spambanana.com Credits Developed by FamaServer Team Website: https://famaserver.com