About this plugin
Tired of searching stock photo sites for every blog post? AI Featured Image Generator lets you create a fitting featured image with one click — directly from the post editor.
Key features:
- One-click generation from the Block Editor sidebar
- Bring Your Own API Key — supports OpenAI (DALL-E 3) and Ideogram
- Custom prompt option — override the auto-generated prompt before generating
- Generated images are stored in your Media Library and automatically set as Featured Image
- Regenerate variations with a single click
- Lightweight — no tracking, no telemetry, no admin notice spam
Why “Bring Your Own Key”?
Image generation costs money. Instead of charging you a markup, you connect your own API key and pay providers directly at cost. Typically a few cents per image.
Supported providers:
- OpenAI DALL-E 3 (openai.com) — recommended, sign up at platform.openai.com
- Ideogram (ideogram.ai) — alternative provider
What this plugin is NOT:
- Not a 50-feature AI suite
- Not a stock photo replacement (you control the prompts)
- Not phoning home — your data stays between you and your chosen AI provider
Source Code
The Block Editor sidebar is compiled JavaScript built with @wordpress/scripts. js.
To rebuild from source:
- Install Node.js (v18 or higher) and npm.
- In the plugin directory, run: npm install
- Build the production bundle: npm run build
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External Services
This plugin connects to external AI services to generate images. These connections are made exclusively when a user manually triggers image generation or tests their API key — never automatically.
OpenAI (DALL-E 3)
When OpenAI is selected, the plugin sends your post title and optional custom prompt to the OpenAI API in order to generate an image.
- Service URL: https://api.openai.com/
- Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use
- Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
Ideogram
When Ideogram is selected, the plugin sends your post title and optional custom prompt to the Ideogram API in order to generate an image.
- Service URL: https://api.ideogram.ai/
- Terms of Use: https://ideogram.ai/about/terms-of-service
- Privacy Policy: https://ideogram.ai/about/privacy-policy
No data is sent to the plugin author or any third parties. Generated images are stored in your own WordPress Media Library.