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Alt Text Tools

by NerdPress · 800+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: released 4 months ago, no open vulnerabilities.

95/ 100Healthy
Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.

Sub-scores for Alt Text Tools
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Active signals

Open issues right now, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Quick answers

Is Alt Text Tools still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Alt Text Tools, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer jchristopher since Jul 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Alt Text Tools removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Alt Text Tools safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Alt Text Tools update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.4.0. No one-star spike after it. 23 Jul 2026 · Release history

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master9 May 2020 to 9 May 2020, 1 commits
eatingrules10 May 2020 to 7 Nov 2023, 16 commits
nerdpressteam22 Mar 2024 to 22 Mar 2024, 2 commits
jchristopher17 Jul 2025 to 23 Jul 2026, 4 commits
cdevroe21 May 2026 to 21 May 2026, 1 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Alt Text Tools
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Resolved, last 2 months
100%
Threads, last 2 months
1

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for Alt Text Tools
Last 90 daysNo reviews
Lifetime5.0
Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

Active installs
800+

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Facts

Version
0.4.0
Author
NerdPress
Added
10 May 2020
Last updated
23 Jul 2026
Active installs
800+
Requires WordPress
not stated
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
not stated
Category
Multilingual & Accessibility > Accessibility Auditing Tools
Tags
alt tags, Alt Text, fix alt text, accessibility, Alternative Text

Other plugins by this author: Smart Custom 404 Error Page, Optimize Database after Deleting, Hubbub Lite

Questions about Alt Text Tools

Is Alt Text Tools still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Alt Text Tools, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer jchristopher since Jul 2025.

Was Alt Text Tools removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Alt Text Tools safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Alt Text Tools update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.4.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue