Current Issues and Suggested Improvements

[cristianraiber]

1. Image Insertion Workflow

Problem

• Generated details (ALT/Title/Caption) don't carry over when inserting images through the Gutenberg Post Editor (Insted .

Suggestion

• Implement seamless integration between the Media Library and Post Editor.
• Ensure all generated metadata is automatically included when inserting images.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4q9frsro112r5r6jd8pp0/alt-text-workflow.mov?rlkey=3tb3kuejawryj79yd4icjlho1&dl=0
The video shows that no alt text is applied automatically, and you have to re-add the image. This is not great.

2. Existing Post Handling

Problem

• No functionality for existing posts with images.

Suggestion

• Add a "Generate Alt Text" option for images in existing posts.

• Implement both individual and bulk generation options. There should be an option to take Alt text from the Media Library or generate a new one since pre-generated Alt-text in the Media Library is not used in the existing posts/pages.

3. User Interface Improvements

Problem

• ImageSEO stats are only visible when viewing posts, not when editing.

I think it could be added in the widget described in the "2. Existing Post Handling"

Suggestion

• Include ImageSEO stats in the editing interface to provide real-time feedback.

4. Bulk Editing Capabilities

Problem

• Lack of bulk editing options for images across PUBLISHED posts/pages.

Suggestion

• Implement a bulk editor that can generate and apply metadata to images for existing posts/pages.
• Could you include appropriate warnings about potential issues? This is irreversible and can overoptimize existing published posts/images

Here is an example from AltText plugin:

5. Pinterest-Specific Images

Problem

• No option to generate vertical images for Pinterest.

Suggestion

• Add a feature to create Pinterest-optimized vertical images as part of the social media image generator. The Standard Pinterest image size is 1000x1500. Or longer vertically.

6. Refresh

Problem

• Need to refresh or switch images to see generated details.

Suggestion

• Implement real-time updates so users can see generated metadata immediately without refreshing.

The current state could be better when uploading new media in the post-edit view.

ImageSEO-refresh.1.mov

[cristianraiber]

Initial report by @puikinsh

[cristeacosmin]

1. I think this solved by itself (gutenberg issue) because for me works properly

2. Overwritten the image block from gutenberg and added the button to generate an alt with imageseo

3. Added a new accordion panel in the Page sidebar which shows how many images have alts

4. In the new panel added a button that can generate alts for all images in the page

5. We will investigate this further ( atm I don't understand the code for these social media image generations )

6. This is not something that can be changed atm, the on upload functionality is running in the background and atm there's no way media library can "detect" these changes that happen async.

Let's close this issue and open 2 issues for 5&6