brightminded

<p>If you are a digital content author, KAPOW Image Recomendation, developed by <a href="https://brightminded.com" rel="nofollow ugc">BrightMinded</a> and <a href="https://www.builtbybright.com/dash/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dash</a>, can help you speed up the process of finding relevant, free-to-use images and photos to complement and enhance your copy.</p>
<p>This is because KAPOW can read and analyse your copy, infer what the important concepts are and perform targeted searches on various platforms of freely usable images like <a href="https://unsplash.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Unsplash</a> and <a href="https://pixabay.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pixabay</a>.</p>
<p>Features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Analyse the entire post/page copy by simply clicking on the KAPOW media button.</li>
<li>Select only parts of your page or post to focus the scope of the analysis. </li>
<li>Selection works in both <em>Text</em> and <em>Visual</em> mode.</li>
<li>Allow for more or less creative freedom when searching images by configuring basic settings of the analyser like degree of topic relevance. </li>
</ul>
<p>The KAPOW image recommendation plugin comes with a default API Key for the KAPOW Image Recommendation service. With the default API Key, images are sourced exclusively from <a href="https://unsplash.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Unsplash</a>. <a href="mailto:kapow@brightminded.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact us</a> to enquire about other image sources.</p>
<h3>Limitations</h3>
<ul>
<li>KAPOW currently will not work with the <em>Gutenberg</em> editor and will require the classic editor to be enabled instead.</li>
<li>For now, the KAPOW Image Recommendation plugin only works with English text.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>If you have issues or questions about the KAPOW Image Recommendation Plugin, visit the plugin’s forum.</li>
</ul>


KAPOW Image Recommendation

KAPOW Image Recommendation plugin can analyse the text from your posts and pages and return relevant, freely usable images from unsplash.com.

Esteban

<p><strong>All Sources Images</strong> helps WordPress users search Pixabay and Unsplash images, download Pixabay photos or Unsplash photos, and turn them into a featured image, inline content image, or bulk image workflow without leaving the editor.</p>
<p>If your goal is to find a fast WordPress Pixabay plugin or an Unsplash plugin, this plugin is built for that use case: search Pixabay from the Media Library, browse Unsplash inside Gutenberg or Elementor, and assign a featured image automatically when you publish.</p>
<p>Beyond Pixabay and Unsplash, the plugin also supports Pexels, Openverse, Flickr, GIPHY, YouTube thumbnails, and AI image generation with DALL·E, Stability AI, Gemini, Replicate, and Cloudflare Workers AI.</p>
<h4>Main Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Search Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexels, Flickr, Openverse, GIPHY, and more stock photo providers</li>
<li>Generate images using supported AI providers when Pixabay or Unsplash are not enough for a specific post</li>
<li>Set images as featured images</li>
<li>Set a featured image automatically on publish or in bulk workflows</li>
<li>Insert Pixabay, Unsplash, or AI images inside post content</li>
<li>Bulk-generate featured images for multiple posts</li>
<li>Gutenberg block for manual Pixabay and Unsplash image search and insertion</li>
<li>Elementor widget for Pixabay and Unsplash image search and insertion</li>
<li>Automatic featured image generation on post publish (optional)</li>
<li>Keyword extraction from title, content, tags, and categories</li>
<li>Logging for troubleshooting</li>
<li>REST API support</li>
<li>WordPress Abilities API support for MCP-compatible clients (WordPress 6.9+)</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎬 Demo Video</h4>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XLHrwJsnGiY?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h4>Supported Image Sources</h4>
<p><strong>AI Generation</strong><br />
* OpenAI (DALL·E)<br />
* Stability AI<br />
* Google Gemini<br />
* Replicate<br />
* Cloudflare Workers AI</p>
<p><strong>Stock / Search Sources</strong><br />
* Pixabay<br />
* Unsplash<br />
* Pexels<br />
* Flickr<br />
* Openverse<br />
* GIPHY<br />
* YouTube thumbnails</p>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>The plugin can work in two ways depending on the source:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>Direct API mode</strong><br />
You add your own API keys for supported providers and the plugin connects directly to those services.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Developer proxy mode (optional, for some stock sources)</strong><br />
Some stock image searches can work without your own API key through an optional developer-operated proxy service. In that case, the search keywords are sent to the developer proxy, which forwards the request to the relevant image provider and returns the results.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>AI image generation services generally require your own API keys.</p>
<h4>Why publishers use it for featured images</h4>
<p>Many site owners search for a WordPress Pixabay plugin or a WordPress Unsplash plugin because their main goal is simple: find a relevant featured image fast. This plugin makes Pixabay and Unsplash part of the normal WordPress editorial workflow, so editors can search, compare, download, and assign a featured image without jumping between browser tabs.</p>
<p>The same setup can also automate featured image generation on publish, bulk generation for archives, and AI fallback when a Pixabay or Unsplash result is not the best match. That combination is useful for blogs, news sites, affiliate sites, magazines, and content teams publishing at scale.</p>
<h4>Typical Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically find a featured image from Pixabay or Unsplash for a blog post</li>
<li>Insert a Pixabay or Unsplash image after a selected paragraph</li>
<li>Search Pixabay and Unsplash directly from the Media Library</li>
<li>Use the Gutenberg block to manually insert Pixabay or Unsplash images in content</li>
<li>Use the Elementor widget to search and display Pixabay or Unsplash images</li>
<li>Bulk-process many posts with Pixabay, Unsplash, or AI fallback</li>
</ul>
<h4>AI Agent Integration</h4>
<p>With WordPress 6.9+, AI agents can interact with this plugin through the WordPress Abilities API and MCP-compatible tools.</p>
<p>Available abilities include:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>allsi/search-image</code></li>
<li><code>allsi/set-featured-image</code></li>
<li><code>allsi/auto-generate-for-post</code></li>
<li><code>allsi/insert-image-in-content</code></li>
<li><code>allsi/generate-ai-image</code></li>
</ul>
<p>This allows compatible assistants to help find, generate, and assign images to posts.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>There are several ways to use the plugin:</p>
<h4>1. Media Library</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Media > Add New</strong> or open a media picker</li>
<li>Open the <strong>All Sources Images</strong> tab</li>
<li>Search for images</li>
<li>Download the selected image into your Media Library</li>
</ol>
<h4>2. Gutenberg Block</h4>
<ol>
<li>In the Block Editor, add the <strong>ASI Images</strong> block</li>
<li>Search images from supported sources</li>
<li>Select and insert the image into the post</li>
</ol>
<h4>3. Elementor Widget</h4>
<ol>
<li>In Elementor, add the <strong>ASI Image</strong> widget</li>
<li>Open the image explorer</li>
<li>Search and select an image source</li>
<li>Insert the image into the page</li>
</ol>
<h4>4. Post Image Generation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open a post or page</li>
<li>Use the image generation tools from the plugin interface</li>
<li>Generate or retrieve an image</li>
<li>Set it as featured image or insert it into content</li>
</ol>
<h4>5. Bulk Generation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to the bulk generation interface</li>
<li>Select one or more posts</li>
<li>Run the generation process</li>
<li>The plugin processes the configured image blocks for each selected post</li>
</ol>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<p>Configuration depends on the providers you want to use.</p>
<h4>Stock image sources</h4>
<p>Pixabay and Unsplash, along with some other stock image providers, can work either:</p>
<ul>
<li>through the optional developer proxy, or</li>
<li>through your own API keys, where supported</li>
</ul>
<p>Using your own API keys for Pixabay, Unsplash, and other supported sources may provide direct connections and provider-specific rate limits.</p>
<h4>AI image generation sources</h4>
<p>AI services generally require your own API keys.</p>
<p>To configure providers:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>All Sources Images</strong></li>
<li>Open the <strong>Image Banks</strong> tab</li>
<li>Add your API keys for the providers you want to use</li>
<li>Save the settings</li>
</ol>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external third-party services to search, retrieve, or generate images.</p>
<p>Depending on the provider and feature used, the plugin may send search keywords, prompts, post titles, selected text, or video URLs.</p>
<h4>Important</h4>
<ul>
<li>The plugin can connect either directly to third-party providers or, for some supported stock sources, through an optional developer-operated proxy service.</li>
<li>The optional proxy is used only for supported stock-source requests.</li>
<li>AI image generation services generally require your own API keys.</li>
<li>Please review the terms and privacy policies of each external service before use.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Developer Service</h3>
<h4>All Sources Images Proxy (optional)</h4>
<p>For some supported stock image sources, the plugin can use an optional proxy service operated by the plugin developer.</p>
<p>When this proxy path is used:</p>
<ul>
<li>search keywords are sent to the developer proxy</li>
<li>the developer proxy forwards the request to the relevant image provider</li>
<li>the proxy returns the search results to your site</li>
</ul>
<p>This proxy exists only to perform the remote request to the external provider on behalf of the site.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Plugin developer</li>
<li>Service purpose: Forward supported stock image search requests</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://github.com/estebanstifli/all-sources-images/blob/main/TERMS.md</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://github.com/estebanstifli/all-sources-images/blob/main/PRIVACY.md</li>
<li>Infrastructure provider: Cloudflare Workers</li>
<li>Cloudflare Terms of Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/</li>
<li>Cloudflare Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/</li>
</ul>
<h3>Stock Photo Services</h3>
<h4>Pexels API</h4>
<p>Used to search stock photos.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://www.pexels.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.pexels.com/terms-of-service/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://www.pexels.com/privacy-policy/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Unsplash API</h4>
<p>Used to search stock photos.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://unsplash.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://unsplash.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://unsplash.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pixabay API</h4>
<p>Used to search stock photos.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://pixabay.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://pixabay.com/service/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://pixabay.com/service/privacy/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Flickr API</h4>
<p>Used to search photos.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://www.flickr.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://www.flickr.com/help/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Openverse API</h4>
<p>Used to search open-licensed media.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://openverse.org/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://docs.openverse.org/terms_of_service.html</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>
<h4>GIPHY API</h4>
<p>Used to search animated GIFs.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://giphy.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://support.giphy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020027752-GIPHY-Terms-of-Service</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://support.giphy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032872931-GIPHY-Privacy-Policy</li>
</ul>
<h3>AI Image Generation Services</h3>
<h4>OpenAI API (DALL·E)</h4>
<p>Used to generate AI images.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://openai.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Text prompts</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>Stability AI API</h4>
<p>Used to generate AI images.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://stability.ai/</li>
<li>Data sent: Text prompts</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://stability.ai/terms-of-service</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://stability.ai/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Gemini API</h4>
<p>Used to generate AI images.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://ai.google.dev/</li>
<li>Data sent: Text prompts</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Cloudflare Workers AI</h4>
<p>Used to generate AI images.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/</li>
<li>Data sent: Text prompts</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Replicate API</h4>
<p>Used to generate AI images.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://replicate.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Text prompts</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://replicate.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://replicate.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h3>Other Services</h3>
<h4>YouTube Data API</h4>
<p>Used to retrieve video thumbnails.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://www.youtube.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Video URLs or search terms</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Custom Search API</h4>
<p>Used for web image search where configured.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/</li>
<li>Data sent: Search keywords</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Cloud Translation API</h4>
<p>Optional service used to translate search text where configured.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: https://cloud.google.com/translate</li>
<li>Data sent: Text to translate</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://cloud.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third Party Libraries</h3>
<h4>MiniMasonry.js</h4>
<p>A lightweight dependency-free masonry layout library used for the image grid display.</p>
<ul>
<li>Source code: https://github.com/Spope/MiniMasonry.js</li>
<li>Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimasonry</li>
<li>License: MIT</li>
<li>Version: 1.3.2</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please use the WordPress.org support forum for this plugin.</p>


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