BeautifulPlugins

Kawsar Ahmed Rubel

<a href="https://beautifulplugins.com/plugins/image-generator-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Image Generator</a> is the all-in-one AI image generator and automatic featured image plugin for WordPress. Create eye-catching featured images, post thumbnails, hero banners, and social media images in two clicks — directly inside the Gutenberg block editor, or automatically every time you publish a post or page.
Stop wasting hours on stock photo sites. Stop publishing posts with broken thumbnail spots. With Image Generator you can:
<ul>
<li>Generate AI images from a custom prompt using OpenAI DALL·E 3 (your own API key) — right inside the block editor.</li>
<li>Auto-generate featured images from reusable image templates whenever a post, page, or custom post type is saved without one.</li>
<li>Insert AI-generated images straight into Image and Media & Text blocks while you write.</li>
<li>Set a Featured Image with a single click from the new AI Featured Image sidebar panel.</li>
</ul>
Whether you run a blog, news site, magazine, portfolio, affiliate site, online store, or membership platform, this plugin gives every post a polished, SEO-friendly featured image — without the manual work.
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<h4>Two Powerful Ways to Create Images</h4>
<ol>
<li>Inside the block editor (on demand): generate an image while you’re writing and drop it straight into an Image block, a Media & Text block, or set it as the post’s Featured Image.</li>
<li>Automatic on publish (hands-off): when a post or page has no featured image, the plugin picks one of your saved templates and renders a custom thumbnail using the post title, your brand colors, fonts, and overlay images.</li>
</ol>
Every generated image, whether AI-created or template-rendered — is saved to the WordPress Media Library with proper alt text, so it works with any theme, page builder, CDN, image-optimization plugin, lazy loader, or SEO plugin.
<h4>Why Featured Images Matter for SEO and Engagement</h4>
<ul>
<li>Higher search rankings: Google rewards visually rich content with better placement in search results and Google Discover.</li>
<li>Better click-through rates: posts with attractive thumbnails get noticeably more clicks from search results, archive pages, and category listings.</li>
<li>More social shares: Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and Pinterest all use the featured image when someone shares your URL. No featured image = no preview = fewer clicks.</li>
<li>Pinterest traffic: pin-worthy custom images can drive long-tail referral traffic for years.</li>
<li>Brand consistency: reusable templates keep every post on-brand without hiring a designer.</li>
<li>Improved Core Web Vitals: properly attached, optimized featured images load predictably and avoid layout shift.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bloggers who publish daily and never want to think about featured images again.</li>
<li>News sites and magazines that need every article to have a thumbnail.</li>
<li>WooCommerce stores that need product placeholder images.</li>
<li>Affiliate marketers who want unique hero images for every roundup post.</li>
<li>Agencies and freelancers managing multiple client sites.</li>
<li>Membership and learning platforms that publish lots of lessons.</li>
<li>Anyone who has ever shipped a post with a missing or generic thumbnail.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
✅ AI Image Generation with DALL·E 
Plug in your OpenAI API key (or define the <code>AIMG_API_KEY</code> constant in <code>wp-config.php</code>) and generate unique images from natural-language prompts “a sunlit forest path in autumn, photorealistic, soft lighting”, without leaving WordPress.
✅ Block Editor (Gutenberg) Integration 
Adds an “AI Generate” sparkle button to the toolbar of core Image and Media & Text blocks, plus a dedicated AI Featured Image panel in the document sidebar. No setup, no shortcodes, it just shows up.
✅ Two Generation Modes in One Modal 
A single, unified modal lets editors switch between Templates (fast, on-brand, free) and Custom Prompt (AI-generated, unique). Pick the right tool for each post.
✅ Unlimited Reusable Image Templates 
Build as many image templates as you want with custom background colors, text colors, dimensions, fonts, and PNG overlays. Each template is rendered server-side using PHP’s GD library, no external dependency.
✅ Automatic Featured Image on Save 
When a post, page, or custom post type is saved without a featured image, the plugin renders one from a random template using the post title. Hands-off, instant, every time.
✅ Custom Post Type & WooCommerce Support 
Works with posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and any public custom post type that supports featured images, including LearnDash lessons, BuddyBoss content, Easy Digital Downloads products, and more.
✅ Native WordPress Media Library 
Every image, AI or template — is sideloaded into the Media Library with attachment ID and alt text. So image optimization plugins (Smush, ShortPixel, Imagify, EWWW), CDNs (Cloudflare, BunnyCDN, KeyCDN), and SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO) all see it as a regular attachment.
✅ REST API for Headless & Custom Workflows 
Public endpoints (<code>/wp-json/aimg/v1/generate</code>, <code>/wp-json/aimg/v1/templates</code>) with capability checks (<code>edit_posts</code>, <code>upload_files</code>) and nonce protection, perfect for headless WordPress, decoupled frontends, and bulk automation scripts.
✅ Developer-Friendly Filters 
Swap the AI endpoint, change the model, customize the request body, and hook into the generation pipeline with <code>aimg_generate_endpoint</code> and <code>aimg_generate_request_body</code> filters.
✅ Translation Ready (i18n) 
Fully translatable via the bundled <code>.pot</code> file, both PHP and editor JavaScript strings are registered with <code>wp_set_script_translations</code>. Compatible with WPML, Polylang, Loco Translate, and TranslatePress.
✅ Lightweight, Fast, and Secure 
No bloated dependencies. Uses native WordPress components, the GD library (already part of PHP), and the REST API. API keys can be stored outside the database via the <code>AIMG_API_KEY</code> constant.
✅ No Coding Required 
Simple admin UI under Image Generator in the WordPress dashboard. Build a template, save your settings, you’re done.
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<h4>Generate from the Block Editor (On Demand)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open any post or page in the Gutenberg editor.</li>
<li>Click the ✨ sparkle icon in the toolbar of an Image or Media & Text block or open the AI Featured Image panel in the document sidebar.</li>
<li>Choose a tab in the modal:
<ul>
<li>Templates: pick a saved image template. The title text defaults to the current post title.</li>
<li>Custom Prompt: describe the image you want and press Generate (or Ctrl + Enter / ⌘ + Enter).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The image is generated, added to the Media Library, and inserted into the block or assigned as the featured image automatically.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Auto-Generate Featured Images on Publish</h4>
<ol>
<li>Write your post or page as normal.</li>
<li>Hit Publish or Update.</li>
<li>If you already set a featured image, nothing happens.</li>
<li>If you didn’t, the plugin picks a random image template and renders a custom thumbnail from the post title — saved to the Media Library and attached as the post thumbnail.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Use Cases</h3>
<h4>Daily Bloggers</h4>
Publish a post, hit Update, and walk away. Your readers and Google get a polished featured image every time, without you ever opening Canva.
<h4>News and Magazine Sites</h4>
Generate consistent on-brand thumbnails for breaking news pieces and category archives, no designer in the loop.
<h4>WooCommerce Stores</h4>
Auto-generate placeholder product images for new SKUs while real photos are still being shot. Then replace at your own pace.
<h4>Affiliate Roundups and Listicles</h4>
Use Custom Prompt mode to generate unique hero images for “Best Standing Desks 2026” style posts that don’t look like every other affiliate site.
<h4>Agencies and Multi-Site Networks</h4>
Configure templates once, set them as defaults across all client sites, and stop fielding “why doesn’t this post have an image?” tickets.
<h4>Headless and Decoupled Sites</h4>
Use the REST API endpoints to trigger image generation from a Next.js, Astro, or Gatsby frontend, a CLI script, or a CI pipeline.
<h3>Image Generator vs. Manual Workflows</h3>
 Task 
 Without Image Generator 
 With Image Generator
 Add a featured image to a new post 
 Find stock photo, download, upload, set as featured 
 Publish — done.
 Generate a unique hero image 
 Open Midjourney/ChatGPT, save, upload, insert 
 Click ✨ in the toolbar, type a prompt, done.
 Keep thumbnails on-brand across the site 
 Manual design work, every post 
 Build a template once. Reused forever.
 Generate placeholders for 50 imported posts 
 Tedious manual upload 
 Bulk-saving triggers auto-generation.
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<ul>
<li>“No API key configured” notice in the editor: add a key under Image Generator → Settings, or define <code>AIMG_API_KEY</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code>.</li>
<li>Thumbnails not displaying on the frontend: make sure your theme calls <code>add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' )</code> in <code>functions.php</code>.</li>
<li>AI generation fails or times out: check that your server can make outbound HTTPS requests, that PHP’s <code>max_execution_time</code> is at least 60 seconds, and that your OpenAI API key has billing enabled.</li>
<li>“No templates available” in the editor modal: create at least one template under Image Generator → Image Templates.</li>
<li>Image looks wrong / wrong colors: check your template’s background color, text color, and overlay PNG transparency.</li>
<li>Cache plugins showing stale images: clear page, object, and CDN caches after generating new images.</li>
<li>Compatibility issues: temporarily disable other plugins to identify conflicts and let us know via the support forum.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Practices</h3>
✅ Build 3–5 well-designed templates so the random fallback always looks on-brand. 
✅ Use Custom Prompt mode for hero images and standout posts; use Templates for everyday post thumbnails. 
✅ Keep prompts specific — “a sunlit forest path in autumn, photorealistic, soft lighting” beats “forest”. 
✅ Define <code>AIMG_API_KEY</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code> rather than storing it in the database. 
✅ Pair this plugin with an image optimization plugin (Smush, ShortPixel, Imagify) so generated images load fast. 
✅ Set a recognizable brand color and font in your templates so visitors associate the look with your site.
<h3>Third-Party Assets and Licenses</h3>
<h4>Roboto Font</h4>
Author: Christian Robertson 
License: Apache License 2.0 
License URI: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
Source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto
The Roboto font is bundled under the Apache License 2.0. Full license text available at the URI above.
<h4>AI Image Generation</h4>
Prompt-based image generation calls a third-party API (OpenAI by default). You are responsible for the API key, usage costs, and compliance with the provider’s terms of service. No prompts or images are sent to any external service unless you explicitly trigger generation from a custom prompt. Template-based generation never leaves your server.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<ul>
<li>Template-based generation runs entirely on your server. No data is sent to third parties.</li>
<li>AI prompt-based generation sends the prompt you type to OpenAI (or your configured endpoint). The plugin does not transmit post content, user data, or visitor information.</li>
<li>The plugin does not set cookies, track users, or load any external scripts on the frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support and Feedback</h3>
Have questions, need help, or want to suggest a feature? We’d love to hear from you! 
– Plugin Support Forum: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/artificial-image-generator" rel="ugc">https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/artificial-image-generator</a> 
– Plugin Homepage: <a href="https://beautifulplugins.com/plugins/image-generator-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://beautifulplugins.com/plugins/image-generator-pro/</a>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is released under the GPLv2 or later. See <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</a> for details.
Thank you for using Image Generator! 
We’re dedicated to helping you create visually stunning, SEO-optimized posts and pages with ease — powered by AI when you want it, and reliable image templates when you don’t.

Image Generator – AI Featured Image, Thumbnail and Automatic Image Creator for WordPress

AI image generator for WordPress. Auto-create featured images, post thumbnails & post images with templates or custom AI prompts.

Genolve

Supply a single phrase and Genolve magically generates a complete video or slideshow with eye-catching animations and music track. If you already have an audio track, supply the MP3 to generate a matching video. The fonts are perfect, the colors match and the images (or video clips) are generated specifically for your purpose. AI Image generation can be accessed right from the Gutenberg Image block and has prompt history, prompt suggestions, preset styles, inpainting, variations and aspect ratio. Free AI image credits when you <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/genolve-wordpress-plugin-premium.php#freeaicredits" rel="nofollow ugc">make a Tweet</a>. After activating, auto-install the API key and you’re all set.
<h3>All Your Favorite AI Image Models</h3>
If all you want are AI images, there is a special mode just for that. Use top AI image generators like DALLE3, Stability.ai, Midjourney, Imagen, Minimax and Luma all from one simple interface. Genolve’s single interface saves registering and paying on multiple AI image sites and having to learn different interfaces. Refill credits at the same rate the vendor charges. If your AI prompt falls flat with one model, switch to a different model with one click. Suggested prompts are automatically generated with ChatGPT. Your images are only seen by you instead of posting on a public interface. Kling and Imagen have features specifically for making product shots. <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/prompt-tips-in-painting-dalle2-midjourney-stable-diffusion.php" rel="nofollow ugc">more on AI images</a>
<h3>AI Video Generators</h3>
Use top AI video generators like Sora, Veo3, Midjourney, Hailuo or Luma, more coming soon, for 5-10 second video clips. Genolve provides tools to combine these clips into polished presentations or longer videos. The video storyboard workflow plans out a storyboard of pictures, actions and dialog that is then converted into a longer character-consistent video. The <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/ai-video-generator-with-genolve-ai-assisted-design.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Video from a phrase</a> workflow uses a multi-media mix of text, images and video to present your message. As with AI images, you can use any AI video generator directly for either text2video or image2video tasks.
<h3>Generate Video for a Podcast or Music MP3</h3>
Quickly add video to your Google NotebookLM podcasts. The AI will generate text, images and/or video clips to complement the audio. Alternatively, just display subtitles as the audio plays. The same process can make an instant music video, keying off the lyrics to add images or display animated lyrics, <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/professional-podcasters-promote-your-product-with-notebooklm.php" rel="nofollow ugc">learn more</a>.
<h3>Business AI Workflows</h3>
Genolve brings the world’s best AI models together so you can enhance product photos, create video promotions, and handle everyday tasks in minutes — not days. Workflows to make: a virtual try-on for your clothing line, an AI avatar endorsing your product, swap backgrounds, add your logo, or bundle products into a killer promo. It’s all built in, stop juggling tools and start creating, <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/business-ai-photo-editor-and-ai-video-tools.php" rel="nofollow ugc">learn more</a>.
<h3>Earn Money as a Genolve Reseller</h3>
Sell AI image and video creation to your website users at a markup from what you pay for AI credits. Integrations with shopping plugins like WooCommerce or WP EasyCart or any plugins that build off of the WordPress User system. Super easy to integrate: when adding an AI creation product, start the SKU name with ‘genolve_’ and the user credits automatically update on purchase (In WooCommerce find SKU here: Products->product data->inventory). All you need is a Premium account to unlock these features. Note this feature is in Beta test mode.
<h4>AI Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Text 2 Video – Generate ready-to-go videos from a single phrase.</li>
<li>Audio 2 Video – Make an instant music video from an MP3 or make video backgrounds for a podcast simply by supplying the audio.</li>
<li>Image 2 Video – Watch any image come to life as a video; old photos, sketches, anime all work.</li>
<li>Image Generation – Generate AI images from a prompt, use preset styles to refine it. ChatGPT automatically suggests a better prompt.</li>
<li>Video Generation – Generate AI videos from a prompt – multiple models available.</li>
<li>Music Generation – Generate AI music from a prompt with Lyria, Stabilityai or Minimax. Use as background track or for a music video.</li>
<li>Out Painting – Easily expand the crop on AI generated images as well as your own images in the media library.</li>
<li>In Painting – Touch up any image using a brush to add new details or remove unwanted objects.</li>
<li>Variations – Get further variations on any AI generated image.</li>
<li>Top LLMs – Latest models like gemini-3.0-flash or gpt-5 drive the AI-assisted design and are also at your fingertips to help create ads, product descriptions, proofread text or generate quotes.</li>
<li>Gutenberg Image – Generate AI pictures right from the image block.</li>
<li>Current models – As soon as a new version is released it’s added in.</li>
<li>At Cost – You pay the posted rates as if you used the models directly from the AI model creator; <a href="https://openai.com/pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">DALL-E 3</a>, <a href="https://platform.stability.ai/pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Stability.ai</a>, <a href="https://docs.midjourney.com/docs/plans" rel="nofollow ugc">Midjourney</a> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/pricing#imagen-models" rel="nofollow ugc">Imagen</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Image Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Image Filters – Hundreds of filters to enhance your AI photos; blur, tint, posterize, background stripping, etc.</li>
<li>Image Masks – Hundreds of masks to shape your AI pics into animals, plants, polygons or text.</li>
<li>Image Tiles – Put AI generated tiles straight into a tiled background.</li>
<li>Image Transitions – lots of image transitions for slideshows; mask reveal, fade-in, blur-in, slide-in, brush stroke, etc.</li>
<li>Image Background remover – Remove backgrounds from AI images or your own photos.</li>
<li>Royalty free photos – Grab stock images from Wikimedia’s vast collection or stock photos from Pixabay’s sublime collection.</li>
<li>Panoramas – autofit and scroll animation for panoramas in a slideshow.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Bonus Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Templates – Speed up the design process with hundreds of pre-designed templates.</li>
<li>Animations – Add slide-in, fade-in, zoom-in and many more effects including path animations. </li>
<li>Quotes – Seamlessly pull quotes from Wikiquote the largest accurate quote collection on the internet.</li>
<li>Fonts – Use our suggested fonts or set your own Google font.</li>
<li>Featured Image – When making a slideshow you can also make a featured image for social media posts. </li>
<li>Video Recording – When making a slideshow you get a video that can be used in emails or posted on YouTube.</li>
<li>Text to Speech – AI text2speech with several voice styles.</li>
<li>Sound Effects – Add sound effects to object animations (including a 3d effect in beta testing).</li>
<li>Easy Resizing – After making a music video for YouTube, quickly resize, do some touchups and make a music video for TikTok, Instagram, etc.</li>
<li>Gutenberg Separator – Ornate Separator divides paragraphs with pizaz.</li>
<li>Falling Snow – Add falling snow, confetti, etc. that people see on their first visit to your site.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Try it Now</h3>
The AI image generator used in WordPress is the same one used on the main Genolve site: 
* <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/index1.php?ref=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">See What People are Making w/ Genolve</a> 
* <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/genolve-wordpress-ai-image-generator-plugin.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Genolve Plugin Page</a> 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw1SeQ8zjXIbjWxvllwa12fmCY6u4iqdh" rel="nofollow ugc">Video Tutorials</a>
<h3>Simple To Use as SlideShow</h3>
Whenever you create a slideshow you get a coverphoto image representing that slideshow, simply place that coverphoto where you want the slideshow to go. The image will be swapped for the slideshow using the same responsive settings the image had. That’s it, no shortcodes or other parameters to mess with.
<h4>Free Version is Awesome</h4>
Get your API key from genolve.com and start creating today. The free version lets you do a lot, unlike plugins that hide essential features behind a paywall. Ready for more? A <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/genolve-wordpress-plugin-premium.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium membership</a> unlocks additional features and capabilities to take your visual content to the next level.
<h4>We Respect Your Inbox</h4>
No spammy emails, dashboard clutter, or annoying admin banners. We only show you important notices like security updates or membership status.
<h4>Known Issues</h4>
The Genolve Toolkit Plugin connects to and uses resources on the <a href="https://www.genolve.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">genolve.com</a> website. For this reason the plugin does not work well for ‘localhost’ installations. Install it on a deployed website with full internet access or evaluate it on genolve.com directly. A bug in the Safari browser causes video to appear in reduced size, on iOS and macOS use the Chrome browser instead.
<h4>About Genolve</h4>
Genolve is an innovator in AI and generative design. It hosts the internet’s largest collection of evolving SVG shapes. The designs evolve using simulated evolution. Whenever you click on a design, new variations of that design are automatically generated. Anything you create will be unique; found nowhere else but on your site. New designs added daily by <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/about.php" rel="nofollow ugc">artists and generative art experts</a>. <a href="https://www.genolve.com/svg/en/terms.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Genolve Terms of Use.</a>

Genolve – AI image AI video generation

Stunning AI video & images from a prompt, plus amazing toolkit to make blog graphics, podcasts or promotional videos with AI assisted design.

Image Generator – AI Featured Image, Thumbnail and Automatic Image Creator for WordPress vs Genolve – AI image AI video generation