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AutoAlt.ai automatically generates ALT text for product images whenever a product is added or updated in Prestashop. This ensures your catalog remains SEO-friendly and accessible while reducing manual image management.

The AutoAlt.ai module for Prestashop is designed to work seamlessly in the background, automatically generating ALT text for any new image you upload to your products.. It can also incorporate relevant SEO keywords to enhance your store’s visibility.

To customize how the module behaves, head to the settings section of the module in your Prestashop backend panel.

The AutoAlt.ai Account Connection section allows administrators to connect their prestashop store with AutoAlt.ai directly from the Bulk ALT Text Generator page. This setup is required before ALT text can be generated for product images.

If you already have an AutoAlt.ai account, you can quickly connect your store by entering your existing API key in the Connect API Key section. Once saved, the module will use your connected account and available credits for ALT text generation.

If you do not have an account yet, you can use the Login / Register section. Simply enter your email address and request a verification code (OTP). After entering the OTP, your account will be automatically created or logged in, and the API key will be fetched and saved automatically in the app.

This feature simplifies account setup, avoids manual API key handling, and helps you get started with ALT text generation faster and more conveniently.

The module settings allows you to automatically generate ALT text for product images during product creation and update events. By enabling “Generate on New product Add” and/or “Generate on product Update,” ALT text will be created automatically based on the settings.

The module allows administrators to generate ALT text for multiple product images directly from the prestashop product listing page. Simply select one or more products using the checkboxes and click “Generate Alt Text – AutoAlt.ai”. The module will automatically process the selected products and create ALT text for their images based on your module settings.

This feature helps save time, reduces manual effort, and makes bulk image optimization much easier.

To access this page, navigate to AutoAlt.ai → Bulk Alt Text Generator in the prestashop admin panel.

The Bulk Alt Text Generator allows administrators to quickly create ALT text for multiple product images from a single interface. This page provides a clear overview of the total number of selected images, images without ALT text, and the currently available AutoAlt.ai credits before processing begins.

To improve output quality, administrators can optionally enter SEO keywords that should be included in the generated ALT text, as well as negative keywords that should be avoided. Additional controls allow users to decide whether existing ALT text should be overwritten and whether previously processed images should be skipped.

Once the desired options are selected, the app generates ALT text for all chosen images in bulk with one click.
This feature helps save time, reduces repetitive manual work, and gives store owners greater control over image optimization for SEO and accessibility across their Shopify catalog.

The Queue Status page provides real-time visibility into ALT text generation tasks triggered during product add or product update actions in Prestashop 8 and 9. When automatic ALT text generation is enabled, product images are processed in the background using the queue system.

Administrators can monitor pending, processing, completed, and failed queue items from a centralized dashboard. The page displays useful details such as product name, image preview, processing status, attempts, error messages, and processing time.

This helps stores efficiently track and manage background ALT text generation without affecting the product management workflow.

The ALT Text Processing History page provides a complete record of all ALT text generated through the AutoAlt.ai app in Prestashop. This feature helps administrators review, track, and manage generated ALT text across products and languages from a single centralized interface.

Each history entry includes useful details such as the product name, image preview, language, shop, generated ALT text, processing time, and shop where the ALT text was created. This makes it easy to monitor which images have already been processed and verify the generated content for different store views.

The history page also allows administrators to manually update the generated ALT text directly from the listing without needing to open each product individually. This saves time and provides more flexibility when reviewing or refining image descriptions.

With built-in filtering and organized records, the ALT Text Processing History feature improves visibility, simplifies content management, and gives store owners better control over SEO and accessibility updates. It is especially useful for stores managing large product catalogs and multilingual ALT text generation workflows.

The Update ALT Text from History feature allows administrators to quickly edit and update generated ALT text directly from the ALT Text Processing History page. Instead of navigating to individual product edit pages, users can review and modify ALT text inline for each processed image, making the workflow faster and more efficient.

Each record displays the generated ALT text along with an Update button. By clicking this button, administrators can instantly save changes to the ALT text for that specific product image. This is especially useful for refining AI-generated descriptions, correcting inaccuracies, or aligning the content with brand guidelines and SEO strategies.

This feature provides greater flexibility and control over image optimization by allowing quick adjustments without interrupting the workflow. It is particularly beneficial for stores with large product catalogs, where frequent updates may be required.

By enabling real-time edits directly from the history grid, this functionality helps maintain high-quality, accurate, and SEO-friendly ALT text while significantly reducing manual effort and time spent on product-level updates.

This setting controls whether existing ALT text should be replaced when a product is updated. If set to “Yes”, AutoAlt.ai will generate new ALT text and overwrite the current ALT text for product images during product updates.

If set to “No”, the extension will only generate ALT text for images where the ALT text field is empty.
This option is useful for stores that want to refresh outdated image descriptions or preserve manually written ALT text while still filling in missing values automatically.

This setting ensures that ALT text is generated only for languages assigned to active store views in Prestashop.

When enabled, AutoAlt.ai will skip inactive or unused store views and generate ALT text only for the store views that are currently active in your storefront. This helps ensure that ALT text is created only where it is actually needed.

Why use this setting?

• Prevents unnecessary ALT text generation for inactive store views
• Avoids generating content for unused store languages
• Keeps product image ALT text clean, relevant, and store-specific

If this option is set to “No”, ALT text will be generated for all store views, including all languages. This setting is especially useful for multilingual Prestashop stores that want better control over ALT text generation.

The Prefix and Suffix for ALT Text settings allow you to customize the generated ALT text by automatically adding predefined text before or after each generated description. This is useful for maintaining consistent branding, adding product context, or including important keywords across all product images.

For example, you can add your brand name as a prefix or include additional descriptive terms as a suffix to enhance SEO and clarity. These fields are optional and can be configured per store view, allowing flexibility for multilingual stores.

By using prefix and suffix values, you can standardize ALT text output, improve search engine visibility, and ensure that all generated image descriptions align with your store’s content strategy without requiring manual edits.

The Custom User Prompt setting allows you to provide additional instructions that guide how ALT text is generated for your product images. This can be used to define a preferred writing style, highlight important product details, or control the tone and structure of the generated descriptions.

It is especially useful when you want ALT text to follow specific content guidelines or branding requirements. By adding a custom prompt, you can make the generated ALT text more relevant, consistent, and better aligned with your store’s content strategy and SEO goals.

The API Key setting connects your Prestashop module to your AutoAlt.ai account. By entering a valid API key, the app can securely generate ALT text for product images and use your available credits.

This configuration is required to enable all features, including automatic ALT text generation, bulk processing, and history tracking. Without a valid API key, ALT text generation will not function.

The SEO Keywords and Negative Keywords settings allow you to control how ALT text is generated for your product images. You can include specific keywords to improve SEO and ensure important terms are reflected in the ALT text. At the same time, negative keywords help exclude unwanted words or phrases.

This feature helps generate more relevant, optimized, and brand-aligned ALT text, improving search visibility while maintaining content quality and consistency across your prestashop store.