Documentation — SightSEO

Installation

Installing SightSEO is done in 3 simple steps:

Step 1 : Create Account

Rendez-vous sur sightseo.com/register and create your free account. You will immediately receive 25 free credits and your first license key.

Step 2 : Install the Plugin

Download le fichier sightseo.zip from your dashboard. Then in WordPress:

        // Via l'interface WordPress

        Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin

        → Select sightseo.zip → Install → Activate

        // Ou via WP-CLI

        $ wp plugin install sightseo.zip --activate

Step 3: Enter Your License Key

In WordPress, go to SightSEO → Settings and paste your license key. Click 'Verify' to confirm the connection.

✓ You're all set! All new images will automatically have alt text.

Configuration

Here are the options available in the plugin settings:

Option	Description	Default
`Auto Generation`	Generate alt text on every upload	Enabled
`Écraser existant`	Remplacer les textes alt existants	Disabled
`Langue`	Default language for generation	French
`AI Quality`	Standard (fast) or Premium (detailed)	Standard
`Longueur max`	Maximum character count	250
`SEO Keywords`	Integrate focus keywords from SEO plugin	Enabled
`Nom produit WC`	Inclure le nom du produit WooCommerce	Enabled

First Generation

After setup, simply upload an image to your WordPress media library. In a few seconds, the alt text will be automatically generated et applied.

You can also use the Generate with AI button that appears in the details panel of each image in the library.

Automatic Generation

When 'Automatic Generation' is enabled, every uploaded image goes through this process:

Format verification (JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, AVIF)
Existing alt text check (unless 'Overwrite' is enabled)
Context collection: language, WooCommerce product, SEO keyword
Sent to SightSEO API for AI vision analysis
Alt text applied to image metadata

💡 Generation is asynchronous and doesn't block the upload process.

SEO Integration

SightSEO automatically detects your SEO plugin and extracts the focus keyword from the page or parent product. Supported plugins:

Yoast SEO — champ _yoast_wpseo_focuskw
Rank Math — champ rank_math_focus_keyword
All in One SEO — API v4 ou champ legacy
SEOPress — champ _seopress_analysis_target_kw
The SEO Framework — champ _genesis_keywords
SmartCrawl — champ _wds_focus-keywords
Squirrly SEO — champ _sq_fp_keyword

WooCommerce

For images associated with WooCommerce products, the product name is automatically integrated into the alt text. Le system detects les images via :

Product featured image (thumbnail)
Galerie d'images du produit
Image attached to product (parent post)

Multilingual

With WPML or Polylang installed, the language of each image is detected automatically and alt text is generated in the correct language. Plus de 130 langues sont supported.

Custom Prompt

You can write your own instructions in the 'Custom AI Prompt' field in settings. For example:

        "Professional and clean tone. Always mention the brand if visible on the product. Never use technical terms. Maximum 120 characters."
      

Actions bulk

Pour traiter vos images existantes, utilisez la page SightSEO → Bulk Generation. Vous pouvez filtrer :

Sans alt text — images sans description
Toutes — toutes les images de la library
AI Generated — images already processed by SightSEO

WP-CLI

Commandes available :

        # Generate for images without alt text

        $ wp sightseo generate --missing

        # Generate for a specific image

        $ wp sightseo generate --id=1234

        # Force regeneration of all images

        $ wp sightseo generate --all --force

        # Specify a language

        $ wp sightseo generate --all --lang=en

        # Voir les statistiques

        $ wp sightseo stats

        # Dry-run mode (preview without changes)

        $ wp sightseo generate --missing --dry-run

API Reference

The SightSEO API is accessible via HTTPS. Authentication by license key.

        // Endpoint principal

        POST https://api.sightseo.com/api/v1/generate

        // Headers requis

        X-License-Key: sseo_votre_cle

        Content-Type: multipart/form-data

        // Parameters

        image: [fichier] — Image to analyze

        language: "fr" — Code langue

        product_name: "Nom produit" — Optionnel

        seo_keyword: "keyword" — Optionnel

        custom_prompt: "instructions" — Optionnel

        quality: "standard" — standard | premium

Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions:

« License Key invalide »

Verify the key is correctly copied from your dashboard. Keys start with sseo_.

« Credits exhausted »

Your credit balance is zero. Upgrade to a higher plan ou attendez le renouvellement de votre cycle.

« Generation error »

Verify the image is under 20MB and in a supported format. Check the logs in wp-content/debug.log if WP_DEBUG is enabled.

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