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/ wordpress-auto-add-alttext-on-upload.php
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WordPress function; As it is important for a11y (accessibility) that images got an ALT text this function adds, on upload, the IPTC description from the image to the "Alternative Text" field within WordPress.
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| /* Automatically set an image Alt-Text on upload */ | |
| add_action( 'add_attachment', 'kreks__add_alt_text_from_image_IPTC_on_upload' ); | |
| function kreks__add_alt_text_from_image_IPTC_on_upload( $post_ID ) { | |
| // Check if uploaded file is an image, else do nothing | |
| if ( wp_attachment_is_image( $post_ID ) ) { | |
| $postMeta = get_post_meta($post_ID); | |
| $uploads = wp_get_upload_dir(); | |
| $imgURL = $uploads['basedir'] . "/" . $postMeta['_wp_attached_file']['0']; |