Auto Featured Image

Never publish a post without a featured image again.

WordPress Plugin Free v1.2.0 June 16, 2026

Posts that go live without a featured image leave gaps in archive grids, related-post blocks and social previews. Auto Featured Image fills that gap at publish time, and gives editors preview, regenerate and bulk tools to fix existing content. It also outputs the Open Graph image so shared links look right. Large back-catalogues are processed in the background.

Features

  • Generates a featured image automatically on publish
  • Preview and regenerate from the post editor
  • Bulk-generate for posts that already lack an image
  • Sets the Open Graph image for cleaner social shares
  • Runs large batches in the background

Ideal for

Blogs, publishers and marketing sites where editors publish often and nobody wants to design a thumbnail for every post.