Check for an image inside text editor or use external images from anywhere as the featured image of your pages and posts.
As of April 2026, WP Autoset Featured Image Plus is a WordPress url plugin with 100 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
If post doesn’t have a set featured image,
WP Autoset Featured Image Plus check if text contains an image. If yes, set this as featured image,
if not, you can set any external url image. Otherwise, leave field empty.
Easy and fast!
Features include:
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Initial Release. Basic features only.
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