Guides for installing ALT SEO, running bulk alt text tasks, auto-processing, settings, plans, and troubleshooting — written from the Shopify app.
Getting started
Install ALT SEO, open the app, and run your first scan.
- What is ALT SEO?
- Install ALT SEO on Shopify
- Open ALT SEO in Shopify admin
- First steps after installing ALT SEO
- Why Shopify image alt text matters
- Contact ALT SEO support
Dashboard
Store overview, SEO score, missing alt text, and credits.
- Dashboard & store overview
- Understanding the SEO score
- Find missing alt text on Shopify
- Credits and quick actions on Home
- Scan your store for alt text coverage
Bulk tasks
New Task wizard: products, filters, image modes, and overrides.
- Create your first bulk task
- Bulk alt text for all products
- Bulk alt text for specific collections
- Bulk alt text for specific products
- Published and active product filters
- Overwrite existing alt text
- Skip previously processed images
- Filter bulk tasks by vendor
- Image processing modes
- Process the first N product images
- Featured image only alt text
- Shared alt text across product images
- Task SEO keyword overrides
- Review and submit a bulk task
Alt text format
Build alt text from shop name, title, variants, tags, and AI.
- Custom alt text format
- Alt text format components
- Include shop name in alt text
- Product title and tags in alt text
- Variant name and SKU in alt text
- AI Generated and Existing Alt Text
- Keep alt text under ~125 characters
- Custom text in the alt text format
Settings & AI
Styles, keywords, custom prompt, shop name, and notifications.
- Settings: languages, styles, and prompts
- AI alt text styles: Default, Concise, Descriptive
- Keywords and custom prompt
- Consider product title and tags for AI
- Shop name and email notifications
- Configure Settings before a bulk run
Auto-processing
Automatically process new images and matching new products.
- Auto-process new images and products
- Auto-process new product images
- Auto-process new Shopify products
- When auto-process new products is unavailable
- Stop or remove auto-processing
Scheduling
Run now or later, recurring tasks, and repetition limits.
- Schedule a bulk alt text task
- Recurring weekly, monthly, or quarterly tasks
- Task repetitions: 1, 3, 6, or 12
- Scheduling best practices
History
Task statuses from Scheduled through Completed with errors.
- Task history statuses explained
- Pending and Processing statuses
- Waiting (credits) status
- Cancelled and Completed with errors
- Completed and Failed tasks
Plans & credits
Free and paid plans, pay-as-you-go packs, and gift codes.
- Plans, credits, and gift codes
- Free, Starter, Pro, and Enterprise plans
- How credits work
- Pay-as-you-go credit packs
- Redeem gift codes
- Choose the right plan
Languages
UI languages and AI alt text output languages.
- UI languages and AI output languages
- Change AI alt text language
- Change the app interface language
- Fix UI and AI language mismatch
Troubleshooting
Skipped images, pending tasks, credits, and collection limits.
- Troubleshooting common issues
- Why images were skipped
- Task stuck in Pending
- Collection fetch limit (~5,000 products)
- Out of credits — what to do
- Auto-processing not working
- Task completed with errors — what next
Product admin
Fill missing alt text from Shopify product admin.