Drag and Drop Featured Image Improved replaces the default featured image box with a drag and drop zone for faster and more convenient uploads.
Alternatives to Custom Featured Image Metabox
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WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Generate Featured Images automatically based on your post content (title, etc). Customize your featured image with the built in template editor.
Automatically set missing featured images from the first image or a YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion video in your content.
Postlint Content Auditv1.0.0
Finds posts missing featured images, excerpts, tags, categories or alt text, plus thin content and duplicate titles, with one-click fixes.
OGImg Coversv1.5.1
Beautiful Open Graph covers for posts and pages: generated from the post title, 32 styles, og:image and twitter:image set automatically.
Generate featured images from Bing, GPT Image, Unsplash and more. Automatic, bulk or Gutenberg — based on your post title.
Adds inline thumbnail image to admin columns on Post/post types view (where supported). Click to easily set/change the featured image.
Titlizev1.0.1
Automatically generate Open Graph images with text overlays for your posts and pages.
AI Featured Imagev2.0.1
AI featured images in one click, in bulk, in your content, or by asking Claude through MCP. Free with OpenAI, Stability AI and Grok; Pro adds more.