{"id":3640,"date":"2020-01-02T23:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2023-04-24T23:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:22:22","slug":"copy-attributes-to-image-title-in-bulk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/copy-attributes-to-image-title-in-bulk\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy Alt Text, Caption or Description to Image Title In Bulk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will help you copy image alt text, caption or description that you have in the WordPress Media Library to Image Titles on your website using Image Attributes Pro.<\/p><p>Tools you need:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Image Attributes Pro <code>version 4.3<\/code> or newer.<\/li>\n\n<li>Latest version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/auto-image-attributes-from-filename-with-bulk-updater\/\">Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater<\/a>\u00a0(it\u2019s free!).<\/li><\/ul><p>We will be taking advantage of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/custom-image-attribute-tags\/\">custom attribute<\/a> <code>%imagealttext%<\/code>, <code>%imagecaption%<\/code> or\u00a0<code>%imagedescription%<\/code>. It makes the whole process so easy.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Configure Image Title Settings<\/h2><p>Head over to <code>Advanced<\/code> tab of Image Attributes Pro and configure <code>Image Title Settings<\/code> using the custom attribute of your choice. <\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use <code>%imagealttext%<\/code> to use alt text for image title.<\/li>\n\n<li>Use <code>%imagecaption%<\/code> to use caption for image title.<\/li>\n\n<li>Use <code>%imagedescription%<\/code> to use image description for image title.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/use-image-caption-as-image-title.png\" alt=\"Use Image Caption As Image Title\" class=\"wp-image-3641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/use-image-caption-as-image-title.png 947w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/use-image-caption-as-image-title-730x247.png 730w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/use-image-caption-as-image-title-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/use-image-caption-as-image-title-600x203.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Configured to use image caption as image title.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Configure Bulk Updater Settings<\/h2><p>Head over to\u00a0<code>Image Attributes Pro<\/code>\u00a0>\u00a0<code>Bulk Updater Settings<\/code>\u00a0tab. Configure it as below.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bulk-updater-settings-configuration-for-image-title.png\" alt=\"Bulk Updater Settings Configuration For Image Title\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bulk-updater-settings-configuration-for-image-title.png 700w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bulk-updater-settings-configuration-for-image-title-600x574.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><p>You will have full flexibility on how the image title is updated. You can either update in Media Library, or in Post HTML, or both.<\/p><p>(Confused between the difference between Media Library and Post HTML? Then read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/how-wordpress-store-image-attributes\/\">Understanding How WordPress Store Image Attributes<\/a>.)<\/p><p>You can also choose to keep the existing image title as is and only add missing image title by changing the configuration of\u00a0<code>Handling existing attributes<\/code>\u00a0setting.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Run the Bulk Updater<\/h2><p>Head over to the\u00a0<code>Bulk Updater<\/code>\u00a0tab of Image Attributes Pro and click\u00a0<code>Run Bulk Updater<\/code>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bulk-updater-tab-of-Image-Attributes-Pro.png\" alt=\"Bulk Updater Tab Of Image Attributes Pro\" class=\"wp-image-2684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bulk-updater-tab-of-Image-Attributes-Pro.png 1037w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bulk-updater-tab-of-Image-Attributes-Pro-730x241.png 730w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bulk-updater-tab-of-Image-Attributes-Pro-768x254.png 768w, https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bulk-updater-tab-of-Image-Attributes-Pro-600x198.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1037px) 100vw, 1037px\" \/><\/figure><p>Alternatively you can also update specific images using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/bulk-actions\/\">Bulk Action<\/a>&nbsp;that is available since Image Attributes Pro&nbsp;<code>version 3.0<\/code>.<\/p><p>Please remember to take a database backup before proceeding. Also take advantage of the&nbsp;<code>Test Bulk Updater<\/code>&nbsp;button to update just one image at a time and confirm the results before proceeding.<\/p><p>That\u2019s it! Congrats. If you have questions, please feel free to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/imageattributespro.com\/contact\">contact support<\/a>&nbsp;and you shall receive top quality support.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will help you copy image alt text, caption or description that you have in the WordPress Media Library to Image Titles on your website using Image Attributes Pro. Tools you need: We will be taking advantage of the\u00a0custom attribute %imagealttext%, %imagecaption% or\u00a0%imagedescription%. It makes the whole process so easy. 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