Never show a blank thumbnail again. Automatically display a default featured image, fallback image, or placeholder image for any post, page, or custom …
Alternatives to Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved
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Find and import free stock photos directly into your WordPress Media Library and set featured images faster.
Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
AI featured images for posts and pages. Uses the WordPress AI Client by default; optionally connects to Google Gemini or OpenAI directly.
Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.
Automatically generate a featured image from the post title (Background with post title overlay) from media library. This plugins generate a featured …
Better Post Formatsv1.1.0
Real audio, video, gallery, link and quote content in place of featured images, in classic and block themes. Just like any premium WordPress theme.
Mili Localizerv1.0.0
Automatically imports external images from post content into the WordPress Media Library and rewrites image URLs.
Take full control of your featured images with smart cropping, custom ratios, and blur-fill automation.
Hwinote iCatch Editorv2.1.1
Create and edit featured images, Image blocks, and Media Library images in a browser-based WordPress canvas editor.