ImageCraft – AI Image SEO & Compression

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ImageCraft is your all-in-one WordPress image toolkit — it handles every image task in one plugin. Generate SEO-optimized alt text and titles with AI, compress images without losing quality, rename files for SEO, and audit your media library health — no need to juggle multiple plugins.

Two headline features, one workflow:

• AI Alt Text & Title Generator — accessible, search-friendly descriptions written automatically using OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or the WordPress 7.0 native AI Client.
• Smart Image Compression — shrink your images and speed up your site with a built-in, quality-preserving compressor that runs 100% locally on your server.

Generate SEO-friendly alt text for hundreds of images and compress your entire media library in minutes instead of hours — all while keeping your pages fast and search-engine friendly.

Why ImageCraft?

Most plugins do one thing — either alt text or compression — and many charge monthly subscriptions or per-image credits through their own proxy service. ImageCraft does both in one plugin: AI generation connects directly to your provider (you pay only the standard API rate with zero markup), and image compression runs locally on your server for free.

Core Features

• AI Image Alt Text Generator (SEO optimized)
• AI Image Title Generator
• Smart Image Compression — quality-preserving, runs locally, with one-click restore
• AI-powered File Renamer for better image SEO
• Image SEO Audit Dashboard with quality scoring
• SEO keyphrase integration — works with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, AIOSEO, and SEOPress
• WooCommerce product-aware alt text generation
• Batch processing for alt text, titles, and compression with real-time progress
• Use your site’s built-in WordPress AI, or your own API key — no subscription, no markup

Key Features

• Smart image compression — Reduce image file size with a built-in, quality-preserving compressor that runs locally on your server. Bulk-optimize your library, compress from the media modal, and restore originals anytime. Smaller images mean faster pages and better Core Web Vitals.
• 3 AI providers, 17+ models — Choose from Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, and Google Gemini models. Switch providers and models anytime.
• Gutenberg, Kadence, Spectra & Media Modal integration — Generate alt text with one click from the block editor sidebar, Kadence image block, Spectra image block, or WordPress media modal. Preview, accept, or reject without leaving the editor.
• Spectra Block support — Full integration with Spectra image block: generate alt text and title directly from the block inspector sidebar.
• Kadence Blocks support — Full integration with Kadence image block: generate alt text, title attribute, and link title directly from the block inspector sidebar.
• AI-powered file renaming — AI generates SEO-friendly filenames directly from image content. Independent from alt text and title — each is a separate AI call.
• SEO keyphrase integration — Pulls the focus keyphrase from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, or SEOPress and naturally weaves it into generated alt text.
• FileBird integration — Filter the scanner by FileBird folders and use folder context to generate more specific alt text prompts.
• Image SEO audit dashboard — Scores your media library health. Detects missing, generic/placeholder, and too-long alt text with a visual breakdown.
• WooCommerce product awareness — Sends product name, SKU, categories, and price as context. Includes 3 dedicated product tones (SEO, Descriptive, Lifestyle) plus custom prompt support.
• Batch processing
• 65+ languages — Generate alt text in your site’s language. Supports English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Korean, and 55+ more.

All Features

• Smart local image compression (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP) — quality-preserving
• Bulk compress your entire media library with batch processing
• Compress button in the WordPress media modal — optimize without leaving the library
• Automatic original backup and one-click restore for every compression
• Longest-edge downscaling for oversized images
• 3 AI providers with 17+ model options
• Generate from Gutenberg editor, Kadence blocks, Spectra blocks, and WordPress media modal
• Kadence image block integration — alt text, title attribute, and link title generation
• Spectra image block integration — alt text and title generation
• Preview / accept / reject workflow (separate settings for alt text and title)
• AI-powered link title generation for Kadence image blocks
• AI-powered file renaming — AI generates filenames from image content
• FileBird folder filtering in the media scanner
• FileBird folder context added to AI prompts for more relevant alt text
• SEO audit score with quality breakdown
• Generic and placeholder alt text detection
• Too-long alt text detection
• Focus keyphrase integration (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress)
• Dedicated WooCommerce dashboard with category filtering
• WooCommerce gallery image bulk generation
• Resume interrupted batch jobs — pick up where you left off after browser close
• Single-owner concurrency control — prevents duplicate processing across tabs
• Separate batch buttons for alt text and title generation
• Advanced filters (date range, file size, alt text quality)
• Auto-generate on new image uploads
• Post type exclusion — skip auto-generation for Pages, custom post types, etc.
• Skip images with existing alt text (auto-upload and batch processing)
• 7 tone options: Professional, Casual, Technical, SEO, and 3 WooCommerce tones
• Custom prompt builder with {max_length} placeholder
• Max character length control
• 65+ language support
• Usage & cost tracking dashboard with charts
• Generation history with status tracking
• Post/page title context awareness for smarter alt text
• WooCommerce auto-generate on product image upload
• Configurable batch size and request timeout
• Recent activity feed on dashboard
• Guided setup wizard with provider cost comparison
• Modern SPA interface — no page reloads
• Improves WCAG accessibility compliance for screen readers

Smart Image Compression

ImageCraft includes a built-in image compressor that reduces file size while preserving visual quality — no external service, no uploads to a third party. Everything runs locally on your server using the image libraries WordPress already uses (Imagick/GD).

• Visually-lossless compression — strips bloated metadata and optimizes JPG, PNG, GIF, and WebP with no noticeable quality loss
• Automatic downscaling — oversized images are scaled down to a sensible maximum dimension
• One-click bulk compression — optimize your whole media library from the dashboard
• Compress from the media modal — a Compress button right where you manage your images
• Safe by default — every original is backed up, so you can restore any image with one click
• Never enlarges — only keeps the result when it is actually smaller than the original
• Faster pages, better SEO — smaller images improve load time and Core Web Vitals, which Google rewards in search rankings

Boost Google Image Rankings

ImageCraft covers every image SEO factor in one place: AI alt text helps search engines understand your images, AI file renaming gives them descriptive, keyword-rich URLs, and image compression speeds up your pages for better Core Web Vitals. Together they improve your chances of ranking in Google Image Search and drive more organic traffic to your site.

Free to Start, No Lock-in

• 50 free actions per day — shared across AI generation and compression, no account or signup required
• Image compression runs locally and free — no per-image credits or proxy services
• Use WordPress’ built-in AI or your own API key — pay your provider directly, no markup
• Full control over your data

Who Is This For?

• Bloggers & content creators — Fix hundreds of missing alt texts and compress oversized images in minutes, not hours
• SEO professionals — Keyphrase-aware alt text plus compression and file renaming that cover the full image SEO checklist
• Performance-focused site owners — Compress images to speed up page loads and improve Core Web Vitals without sacrificing quality
• WooCommerce store owners — Product-aware alt text with name, category, and SKU context, plus lighter product images for faster stores
• Agencies — Batch process and optimize entire media libraries for client sites. No per-site licensing or middleman fees
• Accessibility-conscious site owners — Improve WCAG compliance and screen reader experience across your entire site

How It Works

1. Connect — Add your API key in your WordPress site from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google Gemini (3-minute setup wizard). Compression needs no key — it works right away.
2. Generate & optimize — Click “Generate with AI” on any image, compress it, or batch process your whole library at once
3. Review — Preview generated alt text, edit if needed, then accept. Or enable auto-accept for hands-free processing. Restore any compressed original with one click.

Typical API Costs

You pay only for API usage directly to your chosen provider. Because you connect your site’s built-in WordPress AI or your own provider, there is no markup — you get the same rate as any developer using the API directly. Check your provider’s pricing page for current rates:

• Anthropic Claude pricing
• OpenAI pricing
• Google Gemini pricing

ImageCraft vs Other Plugins

• vs subscription plugins — No monthly fees. Pay per use at direct API rates with zero markup.
• vs single-provider plugins — 3 providers, 17+ models. Switch anytime without losing data or reconfiguring.
• vs alt-text-only plugins — ImageCraft is a full toolkit: it also compresses images, renames files for SEO, runs an SEO audit, and integrates with your SEO plugin’s focus keyphrase.
• vs separate compression plugins — No second plugin to install or external service to trust. Compression runs locally alongside your alt text workflow — one dashboard for every image task.

Privacy & Security

• API keys encrypted with AES-256-CBC using WordPress salts (or stored in wp-config.php for file-based security)
• Images sent only to your chosen AI provider when you trigger generation
• Image compression runs entirely on your own server — images are never sent to an external compression service
• SSRF protection on image URL fetching
• No data routed through third-party proxy services

External services

This plugin connects to third-party AI services to generate alt text for your images. No data is sent automatically — requests are only made when you explicitly trigger alt text generation (manually, via batch processing, or if you enable auto-generate on upload).

Data sent: When alt text generation is triggered, the plugin sends the image (base64-encoded) along with a text prompt to your chosen AI provider. No personal user data is sent. Your API key is included in the request header for authentication.

Anthropic (Claude)

Used to generate alt text via the Claude vision API.

• Endpoint: https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages
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OpenAI

Used to generate alt text via the OpenAI chat completions API.

• Endpoint: https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions
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Google Gemini

Used to generate alt text via the Google Gemini API.

• Endpoint: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/
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Softminal (deactivation feedback)

Used only for the optional deactivation survey. When you deactivate the plugin, a short feedback form is shown. Data is sent only if you click “Submit & Deactivate” — clicking “Skip & Deactivate” sends nothing, and no data is ever sent automatically. The form is submitted to your own site first, which then forwards it to Softminal server-side.

Data sent (on explicit submit only): the reason you selected, your optional comment, the action (deactivate), the plugin version, WordPress version, PHP version, and your site URL. No personal user data and no API keys are sent.

• Endpoint: https://admin.softminal.com/wp-json/softminal/v1/feedback
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