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Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated)

Automatically generate a featured image from the post title (Background with post title overlay) from media library. This plugins generate a featured …

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version2.2.7
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 5.1 · PHP 7.4.0
Directory statusactive
Last directory update1 Feb 20269mo ago
Active installations200Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.6 / 5 from 7 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated) version 2.2.7 as active, updated 9mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Automatically generate a featured image from the post title (Background with post title overlay) from media library. This plugins generate a featured image using the post title. The image is saved in the media library and set as featured image.

Key Features

  • Create eye-catching featured images using the post title, primary category name, first tag, custom queries, and even embed YouTube videos.
  • Choose from a variety of fonts to add a personal touch.
  • Allow extract youtube video as featured image.
  • Allow extract video from custom tag as featured image (Requires exec function enabled and ffmpeg installed)
  • Customize font color and size for a unique look.
  • Highlight text with different colors to grab attention.
  • Automatically search and fetch background images from the media library.
  • Utilize random options to generate original and distinctive images.
  • Position text as per your preferences.
  • Allow the use of multiple sources to generate original content and prevent similar images on your website.

How to use

  • Write your post.
  • Save your post.
  • The plugin will automatically generate a featured image for your post.

Youtube video as featured image

Settings & Preview

PRO: Layers

Documentation

dev/kb/auto-featured-image/

Features (Free / Included)

  • Generate featured image from post title
  • Generate featured image from primary category name
  • Generate featured image from first tag
  • Generate featured image from custom query
  • Generate featured image from Youtube video embed
  • Font selection
  • Font color and size customization
  • Text highlighting with different color
  • Search and grab background image from media library automatically
  • Random solid background color
  • Random gradient background color
  • Random plasma background color
  • Custom solid background color (Can use multiple colors for random results)
  • Text position (top, middle, bottom)
  • Background overlay
  • Text transformation (lowercase, uppercase, capitalize)
  • Custom post status trigger
  • Title as filename (Good for SEO)
  • Reuse images: Allow to reuse images from your media library (Good for reduce the size of your media library)
  • Custom fields as query (ACF Supported)
  • External Services: Required API Key
  • Happi.dev (Flux Model): Generate featured using AI (Artificial Intelligence) Happi.dev (Flux Model) https://happi.dev
  • Many more…

PRO Features (Whit Subscription)

  • Upload and use your own fonts
  • Select what do you want print in the image (title, category, none)
  • Works with custom post types
  • External Services: Required API Key
  • Dall-E 3 (OpenAI): Generate featured using AI (Artificial Intelligence) Dall-E (OpenAI) https://openai.com/pricing
  • Getimg.ai (Stable Diffusion): Generate featured using AI (Artificial Intelligence) Getimg.ai (Stable Diffusion) https://getimg.ai/tools/api#pricing
  • Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/ (Free)
  • Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/documentation (Free)
  • Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/api/documentation/ (Free)
  • AUTOMATIC1111 (Stable Diffusion): Generate featured using your own stable diffusion server https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui
  • Happi.dev (Flux Model): Generate featured using AI (Artificial Intelligence) Happi.dev (Flux Model) https://happi.dev
  • Add prefix and suffix to the text
  • Filter by source into the media library (List Mode)
  • Bulk generation of featured images
  • Unique Image: Disable to reuse the same image
  • Custom size of the image (width and height).
  • Layers: Can use multiples layers to enhance the image. Check documentation https://jodacame.dev/docs/auto-featured-image/layers/
  • Many more…

2.2.7

  • Fixed small bugs
  • Removed legacy services
  • Added Gemini (Google Banana) external service (PRO)

2.2.6

  • Fixed small bugs

2.2.5

  • Improved: image size
  • Fixed small bugs

2.2.4

  • Fixed: Issue with happi.dev
  • Allow compatibility with php 7.4.0

2.2.3

  • Fixed: Issue with video and ffmpeg

2.2.2

  • Fixed: small bugs
  • Added: Happi.dev support (Flux Model)
  • Added: Extract video from custom tag (Requires exec function enabled and ffmpeg installed)

2.1.0

  • Added support for WordPress 6.6.0

2.0.6

  • Fixed small issues
  • Added option to flip the image (Horizontal like a mirror)

2.0.5

  • Fixed: Issue no-utf8 characters
  • Added: Auto ellipsis for long text option (Max length setting)

2.0.4

  • Improved: Tabs (Now can navigate between tabs using arrow keys)
  • Improved: Tabs (Now use navigator hash to keep the tab selected)
  • Added: Support for WordPress 6.5.4

2.0.3

  • Fixed: Removed a few warnings

2.0.2

  • Fixed: Issue with youtube video

2.0.1

  • Added support for WordPress 6.5.3

2.0.0

  • [PRO] Added AUTOMATIC1111 Support: Generate featured using your own stable diffusion server
  • Fixed small issues

1.7.20

  • Fixed: Issue with font size
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  • auto generated featured image
  • auto generated
  • auto generated image
  • featured image
  • image creation
  • automatic1111
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.1 · PHP 7.4.0
Update activity1 Feb 20269mo ago

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