Kay Joe

Important Aspects
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<li>The default featured image will show exactly how your theme shows it. That is if it appears besides the excerpt it will show there. It will not show on top of the excerpt or misaligned, as this plugin only changes the image and does not add any html attributes.</li>
<li>This simple plugin sets an image that has been already uploaded in the WordPress Media Library as the default Featured Image for all posts that do not have a featured image already set.</li>
<li>This plugin can also remove or unset an image that exists in media library and is set as featured image for one or more posts. This is the remove default featured image feature.</li>
<li>Your theme must already support post thumbnails for this plugin to work. This plugin will show the default featured image you set in same style and position as shown by your active theme. Only the image will be changed</li>
<li>If you are using a cache plugin, try disabling it and clear browser cache to see results. You can always go to a post and see whether the featured image has been set or unset.</li>
<li>Please deactivate any other featured image plugin before using this plugin. Also, if you have modified the code in your theme files to show a default featured image then please delete that code, else plugin will have problems</li>
<li>The following steps are recommended but not necessary.These may be required to set the size for the default featured image.
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<li>To Set a default featured image for a post, check the size of the featured image that your theme is showing. This can be dome by right click on the image->Choose view Image OR copy its link or address and open in new browser. Right click on the image and see its dimensions in image information.</li>
<li>If your theme’s functions.php file uses the add_image_size function and the size of the image uploaded to media library to be used as default featured image, is higher than the max size set for thumbnail by any of the _add_image_size_then the selected image to be set as default image will be resized and saved as a new image with size as the maximum size set to be used as thumbnail (not single post) by those functions.</li>
<li>It is recommended that the Settings of the small thumbnail in the Settings-Media and the size set by add_image size be kept same
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<li>After that please resize the image to be set as default featured to the smaller size (to optimize page load time) or resized exactly as the dimensions of smallest size in Settings->Media as set by the add_image_size function</li>
<li>Then uploaded the image to the media library and set it as default featured image using this plugin</li>
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<h4>Suggestions are welcome</h4>
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<li>Found a bug?</li>
<li>Something to be improved?</li>
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Contact me @kayjoe on WordPress.org or ano[dot]shani[at]gmail[dot]com

Default Featured Image Themed

Set an uploaded image as a default featured image for all posts without a featured image. Remove an image set as featured image for one or more posts.

MantraBrain

Ultimate Watermark is a powerful, photographer-grade image watermark plugin for WordPress. Add a copyright text or logo to every image you upload, batch-watermark thousands of existing photos, protect WooCommerce product galleries, and restore the originals anytime — all without leaving wp-admin.
Built for photographers, content creators, bloggers, and e-commerce stores who need real protection without bloated dependencies, watermarking server services, or destructive edits.
<h3>Quick Links</h3>
<ul>
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<h4>Why choose Ultimate Watermark</h4>
Unlike basic watermark plugins, Ultimate Watermark gives you:
<ul>
<li>Automatic backup & restore — originals are saved before watermarking; one click and every image is back the way you uploaded it.</li>
<li>Native WooCommerce support — bulk-watermark all product images, including gallery and variation images.</li>
<li>Professional positioning — 9 anchor points, pixel/percentage offsets, rotation, opacity, scale, custom dimensions.</li>
<li>Photographer-friendly — EXIF and IPTC metadata are preserved; image quality settings are honoured per format.</li>
<li>Conditional rules engine — apply different watermarks based on image size, post type, file size, dimensions, orientation, user role, post category, product category and more.</li>
<li>Non-destructive on-the-fly mode (Pro) — watermark how visitors see the image without ever touching the file on disk.</li>
<li>REST API & developer-ready — proper hooks, filters and PSR-4 architecture so you can extend or integrate with any custom workflow.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Core features (Free version)</h4>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Watermark types</a>
<ul>
<li>Text watermark — your copyright string, brand name, URL, or any custom text</li>
<li>Image watermark — upload a PNG/JPG/SVG logo, signature, or stamp</li>
<li>Per-template font, weight, style, decoration, color, and opacity</li>
<li>Rotation, scale, and pixel-level positioning</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Application modes</a>
<ul>
<li>Automatic — watermark every image as it’s uploaded to the media library</li>
<li>Bulk — watermark hundreds of existing images from the Media Library at once</li>
<li>Manual — watermark a specific image from its attachment screen</li>
<li>Frontend uploads — watermark images submitted from frontend forms</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Conditional rules</a>
Choose exactly which images get a watermark with rules built in plain English. Combine conditions with AND/OR logic:
<ul>
<li>Image size (thumbnail, medium, large, full, plus your theme’s custom sizes)</li>
<li>Post type (posts, pages, products, custom post types)</li>
<li>File type (jpeg, png, gif, webp)</li>
<li>File size, image width, image height</li>
<li>Orientation (landscape / portrait / square)</li>
<li>Aspect ratio</li>
<li>User role</li>
<li>Post category</li>
<li>Product category & product tag (when WooCommerce is active)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Backup & restore</a>
Every original image is preserved before the watermark is burned in:
<ul>
<li>Single-click restore from the Backups admin page</li>
<li>Bulk restore — wipe watermarks from a whole upload batch</li>
<li>Storage controls — choose to keep all sizes or just the original</li>
<li>Path-traversal protected and stored under your uploads folder</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Image library compatibility</a>
<ul>
<li>Imagick (preferred — sharper text rendering and better color fidelity)</li>
<li>GD fallback when Imagick is not installed</li>
<li>Live preview while you edit a watermark template</li>
<li>WebP, JPEG (baseline & progressive), PNG, and GIF output</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Designed for production</a>
<ul>
<li>PSR-4 namespaced source, Composer-loaded</li>
<li>Full i18n support (<code>ultimate-watermark</code> text domain)</li>
<li>Right-click protection and drag-and-drop disable for the frontend</li>
<li>Logged-in user role bypass</li>
<li>Sensible defaults — works the moment it’s activated</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Photographers — protect portfolio shots before publishing, watermark a whole season at once, keep EXIF data intact for clients.</li>
<li>WordPress bloggers — brand every featured image automatically with your site URL or logo so reposts always link back.</li>
<li>WooCommerce stores — watermark every product photo with a logo or “© Yourshop” string; bulk-apply on launch and forget about it.</li>
<li>Stock & marketplace sellers — sample-watermark previews while keeping clean originals for paid downloads.</li>
<li>News, magazine and content sites — apply photographer credits to images on upload using dynamic placeholders (Pro).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro features</h4>
<a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Ultimate Watermark Pro</a> when you outgrow the free version. The Pro extension stays in lockstep with the free plugin and adds:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Unlimited watermark templates</a> — free version is limited to 1</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Dynamic content placeholders</a> — <code>{site_url}</code>, <code>{date_long}</code>, <code>{user_display_name}</code>, <code>{post_title}</code>, <code>{custom_field:key}</code> and more</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">EXIF placeholders</a> — <code>{camera_model}</code>, <code>{aperture}</code>, <code>{shutter_speed}</code>, <code>{iso}</code>, <code>{focal_length}</code> for camera-info credits</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Fonts library</a> — 30+ curated typefaces (Roboto, Open Sans, Montserrat, Pacifico, Bebas Neue, Playfair Display, …) auto-cached on disk</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Searchable font picker</a> — every option rendered in its own typeface</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce per-product watermarks</a> — override the global watermark on a single product</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce per-category watermarks</a> — assign a default watermark per product category, with a Product → Category → Global cascade</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce variation image support</a> — watermark every variation, not just the parent</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">On-the-fly display watermarking</a> — show watermarks to visitors without modifying source files; admins/editors bypass automatically</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Batch operations</a> — apply, replace, or remove watermarks from large image sets via a tracked queue</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced conditional rules</a> — date ranges, custom fields, and 14+ operators (<code>contains</code>, <code>in</code>, <code>between</code>, <code>greater_equal</code>, etc.)</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Priority support</a> — direct help from the team that built it</li>
<li><a href="https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/ultimate-watermark/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Automatic updates</a> — receive Pro releases through the WordPress updates UI</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Trusted by</h4>
Photographers, e-commerce shops, news sites, and marketplace owners worldwide use Ultimate Watermark to protect their images on WordPress. Every release ships with active support — opening an issue gets a real response.
<h4>Privacy</h4>
Ultimate Watermark is fully local. No images, no metadata, and no usage data are ever sent to MantraBrain or to any third party. The Pro updater contacts the licensing server only to validate your key and check for updates.

Ultimate Watermark – Image Watermark, Image Protection & Bulk Watermarking

Bulk watermark WordPress images. Add a copyright text or logo watermark to media, photos and WooCommerce products. Backup originals & restore anytime.

Default Featured Image Themed vs Ultimate Watermark – Image Watermark, Image Protection & Bulk Watermarking