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Improve your site's accessibility and SEO with AI-generated image descriptions, individually or in bulk.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bulk Processing<\/strong>: Generate alt text for all images at once with a single click<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart Detection<\/strong>: Processes only images missing alt text. Your manual entries stay intact.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-time Progress<\/strong>: Live progress bar shows exactly how many images have been processed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media Library Integration<\/strong>:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Alt text status column showing which images need attention<\/li>\n<li>Bulk action to generate alt text for selected images<\/li>\n<li>Generate button on individual image edit screens<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pause &amp; Resume<\/strong>: Ability to pause processing and resume later<\/li>\n<li><strong>Error Handling<\/strong>: Logs errors automatically and continues processing. Get a full summary of processed, skipped, and error counts when complete.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure API Storage<\/strong>: Safely stores your Filestack credentials using WordPress options API, with masked API key field<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test Connection<\/strong>: Verify your API credentials before processing<\/li>\n<li><strong>WordPress.com CDN Proxy<\/strong>: Optional setting to proxy image URLs through the WordPress.com CDN (i0.wp.com) for sites where images are not directly accessible by the Filestack API<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin<\/li>\n<li>Configure your Filestack API credentials in Settings &gt; Filestack Alt Text<\/li>\n<li>Test your API connection to ensure everything works<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Media &gt; Generate Alt Text to process images in bulk<\/li>\n<li>Or use the bulk actions in the Media Library to process specific images<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Filestack API account with API Key, Policy, and Signature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin relies on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filestack.com\/\">Filestack<\/a> Caption API to generate alt text for images.<\/p>\n\n<h4>What data is sent and when<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>When you generate alt text (individually, in bulk, or via the \"Test Connection\" button), the plugin sends the public URL of each image to the Filestack Caption API.<\/li>\n<li>The API endpoint used is <code>https:\/\/cdn.filestackcontent.com<\/code>. Your configured API Key, Policy, and Signature are included in the request URL for authentication.<\/li>\n<li>No other user data or site data is transmitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Service links<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Filestack website: https:\/\/www.filestack.com\/<\/li>\n<li>Terms of service: https:\/\/www.filestack.com\/terms\/<\/li>\n<li>Privacy policy: https:\/\/www.filestack.com\/privacy\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Support<\/h3>\n\n<p>For support, please visit the plugin's support forum on WordPress.org or contact your plugin developer.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>filestack-alt-text-generator<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; Filestack Alt Text to configure your API credentials<\/li>\n<li>Start generating alt text from Media &gt; Generate Alt Text<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"where%20do%20i%20get%20my%20filestack%20api%20credentials%3F\"><h3>Where do I get my Filestack API credentials?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You need to sign up for a Filestack account at https:\/\/www.filestack.com\/signup-start\/. 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