[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65086: Add action hooks to media modal attachment details templates for field extensibility

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#65086: Add action hooks to media modal attachment details templates for field
extensibility
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 Reporter:  kaavyaiyer   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 Since WP 7.0 ships with a built-in AI client, there is a need for AI-
 powered features like alt text generation to be able to place controls
 (e.g., a "Generate" button) directly next to the fields they act on within
 the media modal.

 Currently, {{{wp-includes/media-template.php}}} does not provide any hooks
 inside the attachment details templates where fields like Alternative Text
 are rendered. This leaves JavaScript DOM manipulation as a workaround to
 place controls directly next to existing fields.

 The first concrete use case is the [https://github.com/WordPress/ai] alt
 text generation experiment, which needs a "Generate" button next to the
 Alternative Text textarea. See:
 [https://github.com/WordPress/ai/issues/425 WordPress/ai#425] for the
 original discussion.

 == Proposed Solution
 Add action hooks inside the two attachment details Backbone templates in
 {{{media-template.php}}}

 === Extending to other fields

 Beyond the media modal, similar hooks would benefit other areas of the
 admin where AI features need to place controls next to existing fields for
 title, image, caption generation, etc. This ticket focuses on the media
 modal as the starting point.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65086>
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