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<p>Tired of searching stock photo sites for every blog post? AI Featured Image Generator lets you create a fitting featured image with one click — directly from the post editor.</p>
<p><strong>Key features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>One-click generation from the Block Editor sidebar</li>
<li>Bring Your Own API Key — supports OpenAI (DALL-E 3) and Ideogram</li>
<li>Custom prompt option — override the auto-generated prompt before generating</li>
<li>Generated images are stored in your Media Library and automatically set as Featured Image</li>
<li>Regenerate variations with a single click</li>
<li>Lightweight — no tracking, no telemetry, no admin notice spam</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why “Bring Your Own Key”?</strong></p>
<p>Image generation costs money. Instead of charging you a markup, you connect your own API key and pay providers directly at cost. Typically a few cents per image.</p>
<p><strong>Supported providers:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>OpenAI DALL-E 3 (openai.com) — recommended, sign up at platform.openai.com</li>
<li>Ideogram (ideogram.ai) — alternative provider</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What this plugin is NOT:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Not a 50-feature AI suite</li>
<li>Not a stock photo replacement (you control the prompts)</li>
<li>Not phoning home — your data stays between you and your chosen AI provider</li>
</ul>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
<p>The Block Editor sidebar is compiled JavaScript built with <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-scripts/" rel="nofollow ugc">@wordpress/scripts</a>. The unminified source is included in the plugin package under <code>src/sidebar.js</code>.</p>
<p>To rebuild from source:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install <a href="https://nodejs.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Node.js</a> (v18 or higher) and npm.</li>
<li>In the plugin directory, run: <code>npm install</code></li>
<li>Build the production bundle: <code>npm run build</code></li>
</ol>
<p>The compiled output is written to <code>assets/js/sidebar.js</code> and <code>assets/js/sidebar.asset.php</code>.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external AI services to generate images. These connections are made exclusively when a user manually triggers image generation or tests their API key — never automatically.</p>
<h4>OpenAI (DALL-E 3)</h4>
<p>When OpenAI is selected, the plugin sends your post title and optional custom prompt to the OpenAI API in order to generate an image.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: https://api.openai.com/</li>
<li>Terms of Use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Ideogram</h4>
<p>When Ideogram is selected, the plugin sends your post title and optional custom prompt to the Ideogram API in order to generate an image.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service URL: https://api.ideogram.ai/</li>
<li>Terms of Use: https://ideogram.ai/about/terms-of-service</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://ideogram.ai/about/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>
<p>No data is sent to the plugin author or any third parties. Generated images are stored in your own WordPress Media Library.</p>


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