Fix Alt Text
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Fix Alt Text still maintained?
- No. Last release 5 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 5 May 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Fix Alt Text, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer stevenayers63 since Feb 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Fix Alt Text removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Fix Alt Text safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Fix Alt Text update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.9.1. No one-star spike after it. 5 May 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 4 Feb 2022 to 4 Feb 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| stevenayers63 | 5 Feb 2022 to 5 May 2025, 47 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 18 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 5 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 7 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 53 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 118 |
| 18 May 2026 | 105 |
| 25 May 2026 | 77 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 118 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 84 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 78 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 73 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 83 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 106 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 72 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 132 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 95 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 81 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 125 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 106 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 111 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 113 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 94 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 114 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 152 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 147 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 94 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 143 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 214 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 246 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 34 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.9.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Ayers |
| Added | 5 Feb 2022 |
| Last updated | 5 May 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Multilingual & Accessibility |
| Tags | Alt Text, image seo, accessible, accessibility, image alt text |
Other plugins by this author: WhereUsed
Questions
Is Fix Alt Text still maintained?
No. Last release 5 May 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Fix Alt Text, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer stevenayers63 since Feb 2022.
Was Fix Alt Text removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Fix Alt Text safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Fix Alt Text update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.9.1. No one-star spike after it.