Generate accurate, descriptive alt text for your Media Manager images without leaving Joomla admin. Where an image is unambiguously one article's featured image, it writes straight in; otherwise you get the text to paste in yourself. Everything is reviewed before it's used.
A native Joomla component — not a plugin bolted on — that reads your actual Media Manager folder, so nothing needs exporting or a separate app to manage.
Scans your configured media folder directly — Joomla's own Media Manager has no database table, so this is the same source of truth you see in the admin, not a copy of it.
When an image is unambiguously one published article's featured image, alt text writes straight into that article. Used by zero or multiple articles, you get the generated text to paste in yourself instead.
Select a batch of images and generate for all of them at once. The work runs on ShopAltAI's own servers, so it never adds load to your site.
Direct write-back lands in image_intro_alt or image_fulltext_alt — the actual fields Joomla itself uses for a featured image's alt text, not a custom field it invented.
Images already generated for are marked and skipped in a bulk run, so you're never redoing work you've already reviewed.
Generation happens on ShopAltAI's servers, not your hosting — the component only starts the job and polls for the result.
Download the component zip below, then install it via System → Install → Extensions → Upload Package File.
Download com_shopaltai.zip →Go to Components → ShopAltAI → Settings, paste your API key, and click Test Connection. A free account works — no card required.
Open the Alt Text Generator, select images, and generate. Nothing is used anywhere until you review and accept it.
The most useful thing here isn't a publish button — it's a controlled way to fill in alt text across a media folder Joomla itself never tracked in the first place.
Generate alt text across images that predate any accessibility effort on the site, without a separate audit tool.
The component finds the article using an image for you when the match is unambiguous, instead of you searching for where a file is used.
Every generation is reviewed before it writes anywhere or is copied — nothing happens automatically.
Built as a real component, not a plugin bolted on.
Joomla's own plugin extension type is event-hooks-only and can't host a multi-screen admin area — this is a proper component, built the way Joomla itself expects.
Nothing publishes unreviewed.
Every generation is shown before it writes anywhere or is copied. You decide what happens with it.
It skips what's already done.
Images already generated for are marked and left alone in a bulk run, so you never redo your own reviewed work.
Yes, for alt text — install the component and generate accurate alt text for your Media Manager images. There is no Product Generator for Joomla yet; see the next question.
Not yet. Joomla has no native products concept, and a Product Generator would mean integrating a third-party extension like VirtueMart or HikaShop — that's a larger scope we haven't taken on. The backend already supports it, so this can ship without a rebuild once it's prioritized.
No. Generation happens on ShopAltAI's own servers — the component only starts the job and checks its status, so a large batch doesn't add load to your site.
You get the generated alt text to copy and paste in yourself, rather than the component guessing which article you meant. A one-article match writes in directly.
You can upgrade your plan for a higher monthly allowance, or connect your own AI provider key (BYOK) for usage billed directly by your provider instead of ShopAltAI.
Your free ShopAltAI account includes 10 alt text generations, 5 product listings, and 5 content pieces a month — no card required. The Joomla component covers Alt Text; Product Listings and Content Generator are available in the web dashboard.