Never show a blank thumbnail again. Automatically display a default featured image, fallback image, or placeholder image for any post, page, or custom …
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Replace broken images with a default image, hide them entirely, or set custom per-image redirection rules. Lightweight, fast, and SEO-friendly.
Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Display a post Thumbnail Grid using Featured Images
Automatically generate featured images and post thumbnails for your WordPress posts, and pages.
Automatically set a default featured image for all WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types — no more missing thumbnails, ever.
Fallback images, dynamic text placeholders, initials avatars, brand colours, and image-health tools for WordPress.
Display a Masonry Thumbnail Grid of Featured Images, including captions and excerpts.
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuildv2.2.1
Rebuild your media library one image at a time, without script timeouts - and optimise, replace, or write WebP and AVIF copies of your images.
AI featured images for posts and pages. Uses the WordPress AI Client by default; optionally connects to Google Gemini or OpenAI directly.