Access levels
IMG Alt Gen defines four access levels:
- Full Access
- Can open all plugin pages:
- Account & Tokens
- Settings
- Bulk Process
- Usage History
- Help & Documentation
- Can change role access mappings.
- Intended for site owners and lead developers.
- Can open all plugin pages:
- Partial Access
- Can access:
- Bulk Process Images
- Media Library & Gutenberg tools
- Help & Documentation
- Cannot access Settings or Account & Tokens pages.
- Ideal for SEO managers or accessibility leads who should bulk-fix images but not touch billing.
- Can access:
- Generate Only
- Sees:
- Per-image “Generate Alt Text” actions in the Media Library.
- The Gutenberg Image block button.
- Help & Documentation.
- Does not see Bulk, Settings, Account & Tokens or Usage History.
- Good for editors and authors.
- Sees:
- No Access
- Sees none of the IMG Alt Gen UI.
- Best for roles that should not interact with images at all.
Mapping WordPress roles to access levels
In IMG Alt Gen → Settings → Role Access, you can:
- See a table of all editable WordPress roles.
- Assign each role one of:
- Full
- Partial
- Generate
- None
Admins (users with manage_options) always have at least Full access, regardless of the mapping, to prevent lockouts.
Recommended setups
Typical configurations:
- Single-site blog
- Administrator → Full
- Editor → Generate
- Author / Contributor → Generate
- Subscriber → None
- E-commerce site
- Administrator → Full
- Shop Manager / SEO role → Partial
- Editor / Author → Generate
- Customer / Subscriber → None
- Agency / client site
- Agency admin → Full
- Client content team → Generate
- Client SEO contact (if technical) → Partial