Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.
3.8(117 reviews)
·50K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is a WordPress thumbnails plugin with 50K+ active installations and a 3.8/5 rating from 117 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.8M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Regenerate Thumbnails.
3.8/5117 reviews
50K+active installs
100%resolved
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Auto Featured Image automatically fixes missing featured images and thumbnails across your WordPress site.
Generate featured images from post titles, extract images from post content, or bulk assign thumbnails using advanced filters and scheduling — all in just a few clicks.
It works seamlessly with Gutenberg, Elementor, Classic Editor, and any custom post type.
No more manual uploads. No more posts going live without featured images.
With Auto Featured Image, you can:
- Generate featured images in bulk
- Create dynamic images from post titles
- Detect and assign images already inside post content
- Automatically apply default fallback images
- Set advanced filters and control generation rules
- Schedule bulk image generation
Whether you run a small blog or manage thousands of posts, Auto Featured…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
wrong featured image
by manas00·3 months ago·2 replies
- Generate for post types set only “post” but plugin generate “post” and “page” both
- Title have “&” but on image convert “&”
How can I solve ?
Bom
by lenio·4 months ago·1 reply
Funciona bem
Great little time saver
by nzdzeni·5 months ago·1 reply
Does what it says on the box – works without any issues and is a great little time saver.
Works As Expected
by mediafluent·5 months ago·1 reply
Skip the old reviews. This plugin simply works. I have a client that does not add feature images and it makes the site look bad, but this plugin solves the problem automatically. Thanks for the fixes. Please be encouraged and keep it updated. I don’t need new features, just keep it updated so it continues to work. I plan to upgrade to PRO in the future. Thanks for the great plugin!
Simple but strong
by wwwhatsup·5 months ago·1 reply
Does what it says!
Download Trends
Today: 215Yesterday: 250This week: 1KPeriod total: 144K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v5.0
24.9%
v3.9
16.2%
v3.4
16.0%
v3.3
13.2%
v4.1
11.6%
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Changelog
Version 5.0.2 (2026-12-10)
- Fix PHP 7.4 compatibility
- Fix edge case when using some PNG images as background caused the text to inherit the same color as the predominant one in the image
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