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WCAG 1.1.1 · WCAG Module

AI alt text generator

No more "image without a description". AI provides the first draft — editorial team refines it.

What is that?

What does "AI alttext generator" mean?

Alt texts (alt="...""Alt text is a short textual description of an image. Screen readers read it aloud, and Google uses it for image search. A classic problem: images in WordPress media are uploaded without alt text because doing it manually is tedious. We use AI vision models (Claude, GPT-4o) that automatically generate a meaningful alt text draft during upload—the editors then simply refine it.

Why is it important?

Obligation and Benefit — WCAG 1.1.1.

WCAG 1.1.1 (Non-text Content) This is Level A and therefore absolutely mandatory. Every informative image needs alt text. Decorative images get empty alt text. alt=""", This allows screen readers to skip them. Violation results in immediate notification of a violation under the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) by the market surveillance authorities. AI lowers the threshold, finally making it practical – no more "catching up later".

Our implementation

How we will solve it specifically.

  • Custom WordPress hook for media upload: Image goes to Vision API, response lands in the alt field.
  • Data protection-driven provider selection: Claude (EU region possible) or local model for sensitive images.
  • Image migration: a one-time batch script across all images in the media library.
  • Editorial UI with "regenerate" button and suggestion history.
  • Decorative images deliberately empty (alt=""") — not every picture needs alt.
  • Productive in the DigElite plugin (module digelite-ki).

Do you need this exact module?

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