Schnieders AI Media Labels
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Mark images as AI-generated in the Media Library and automatically label them on the front end for EU AI Act (Art. 50) transparency.
Schnieders AI Media Labels helps you comply with the transparency obligations of the EU AI Act (Article 50), which require AI-generated media to be disclosed.
Open any image in the Media Library, tick « This image is AI-generated » (and optionally note the tool used, e.g. Midjourney), and the plugin displays a clear, configurable label wherever that image appears on your site.
Features
- A simple checkbox in the Media Library to flag any image, video or audio file as AI-generated.
- Optional field to record the AI tool or model used.
- Automatic front-end labelling of flagged files — no theme edits required.
- Auto-detection: uploads that already declare AI provenance (IPTC/XMP « Digital Source Type ») are flagged automatically.
- Media Library column, AI-status filter and bulk mark/unmark actions.
- Optional machine-readable marking: writes the IPTC « Digital Source Type » (trainedAlgorithmicMedia) into the image file (JPEG/PNG) so the AI status travels with the file.
- Works with images in post content, Gutenberg blocks, featured images, theme templates, and video/audio blocks.
- Settings page to control:
- Whether labelling is enabled.
- Display mode: badge overlay, caption, or both.
- Badge position (all four corners).
- Badge shape: square, rounded, pill or circle.
- Font size and distance from the corner (in pixels).
- Indicator inside the badge: none, a dot, or a custom symbol (e.g. « ! »).
- Short badge text and full label text.
- Badge background and text colour.
- Whether to append the label to the image alt attribute (accessibility).
- Fully translation ready — translations are provided through translate.wordpress.org.
- No tracking, no external requests, no database tables.
Disclaimer: this plugin is a tool to help with disclosure. It does not constitute legal advice; please verify your obligations under the EU AI Act.
