Content gardening tools

  • tools
  • content
  • alt-text
  • blocks
  • accessibility
  • find-replace

Content gardening tools keep published pages tidy. Open Dirigible → Tools & Maintenance, set Post types and delay at the top when needed, then use the cards below. Overview: Using Tools & Maintenance.

Sync alt tags

Updates image blocks so their alt text matches the attachment in the media library (manual, AI, or any source).

  1. Choose post types.
  2. Click Run.
  3. Review the log for posts that changed.

Pair with Writing alt text for images and the Missing alt text report on this same page.

Update blocks

Loads each post in the block editor, migrates markup, and writes it back. Use after block plugin updates when old markup needs refreshing.

  1. Set any Update blocks options on the card.
  2. Click Run (this tool loads pages in a hidden editor frame — keep the tab open).
  3. Stop with Stop if needed.

Audit broken links

Checks links in published content and logs broken or questionable URLs with edit links.

  1. Set options on the card if offered.
  2. Click Run.
  3. Fix links from the log.

Accessibility audit

Runs axe-core against each page’s rendered front end. It catches machine-detectable WCAG errors only — a triage aid, not proof of ADA compliance. Manual review is still required.

  1. Set options on the card.
  2. Click Run.
  3. Follow edit links for issues you choose to fix.

Redirect CSV generator

Builds a Redirection-plugin CSV when a permalink front changes (for example /{slug}/ → /blog/{slug}/). Read-only — downloads a CSV; does not create redirects on the site.

  1. Configure the card options for the old and new fronts.
  2. Click Generate CSV.
  3. Import the file in Redirection (see Redirection).

Read-only reports

Tool What it lists
Stale content report Published posts not updated in N years (by last modified), oldest first
Missing alt text report Image attachments with no alt text — review candidates, not definite errors
Posts without featured image Published posts missing a featured image (or pointing at a deleted one)
Mixed-content scan Insecure http:// resource URLs in content (images, scripts, styles, iframes) — not navigation links

Click Run / scan on each card, then use edit and view links in the log.

Find & replace

Block-safe sitewide find and replace in post content only — not menus, settings, or other stored data.

  1. Enter find and replace strings and options on the card.
  2. Preview matches first.
  3. Apply only when the preview looks right.

There is no undo for applied replacements — take a backup before large runs.

Tips

  • Raise Delay between items if editor-based tools time out.
  • Empty alt can be intentional for decorative images — treat the missing-alt report as a checklist.
  • After changing permalinks, generate a CSV before you rely on old URLs.