Set a global default featured image and category-specific fallbacks with priority ordering.
Alternatives to Featured Image Checker
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
WP Remote Thumbnailv1.3.2
A small lightweight plugin to set external/remote images as post thumbnail/featured image.
Set featured images from the Media Library, one at a time or in bulk. Each selected image is assigned to the post it is attached to.
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.
Automatically set a default featured image for all WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types — no more missing thumbnails, ever.
Set a featured image for post by a category.
Automatically set missing featured images from the first image or a YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion video in your content.
Generate AI images and videos from a short brief with your Clipwave account and add them to the Media Library or set them as featured image.