AutoFields will auto fill the Excerpt and add an Image custom field based on the data you entered into the contents editor.
As of April 2026, Autofields is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
This plugin will set the first paragraph of the content as the excerpt and take the first image(if there are any) and set it as the ‘Image’ custom field(needed for some themes). When you hit the publish button, it will check to make sure that excerpt and Image custom field are filled. If not, it will ask you to confirm before publishing the post.
Activate the plugin and update the Settings(Settings > Autofields) of the plugin to your liking. Then just write posts – Autofields will auto fill some fields for you.
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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