brightminded

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.
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>.
Features include:
<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 Text and Visual 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>
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.
<h3>Limitations</h3>
<ul>
<li>KAPOW currently will not work with the Gutenberg 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.

lakestylez

LS Stock Portfolio lets you embed your image portfolio from Adobe Stock, Unsplash, or Pixabay directly into your WordPress site.
The plugin supports:
<ul>
<li>Adobe Stock contributor pages (via URL)</li>
<li>Unsplash user profiles (via access key)</li>
<li>Pixabay image libraries (via API key + custom tags)</li>
</ul>
It automatically fetches your images (with caching), displays them in a responsive masonry or grid layout and includes an integrated Lightbox with clean author credits and links required by the respective platforms.
No additional plugins or external JS libraries required. 
Designed for broad theme and page builder compatibility.
<h3>Features</h3>
Multi-platform support
<ul>
<li>Adobe Stock (contributor URL)</li>
<li>Unsplash (username & access key)</li>
<li>Pixabay (API key + custom tag filters)</li>
</ul>
Layouts
<ul>
<li>Responsive masonry layout</li>
<li>Standard grid layout</li>
<li>Adjustable columns, gaps and aspect ratios</li>
</ul>
Integrated Lightbox
<ul>
<li>Built-in Lightbox (no external plugin required)</li>
<li>Automatic photographer / author credits with backlinks</li>
<li>Keyboard navigation (where supported by the browser)</li>
</ul>
Load More + performance
<ul>
<li>“Load more images” button for larger portfolios</li>
<li>Internal caching to reduce API calls and improve page speed</li>
<li>Configurable cache lifetime</li>
</ul>
Flexible settings
<ul>
<li>Number of initial images</li>
<li>Columns and gaps</li>
<li>Sorting (original / random)</li>
<li>Language (DE / EN)</li>
<li>Image aspect ratio for the grid layout (1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9)</li>
<li>Backlink color in the free version</li>
</ul>
Other
<ul>
<li>Backend PayPal donation button</li>
<li>Lightweight, stable and performance-focused</li>
<li>No jQuery dependency</li>
</ul>
<h4>Optional Pro upgrade</h4>
LS Stock Portfolio can be upgraded with an optional Pro license. 
The free version already includes all core functionality. The Pro features add:
<ul>
<li>Customizable slideshow interval for the Lightbox</li>
<li>Additional Lightbox layouts: Filmstrip, Carousel and Fullscreen</li>
<li>Extra image transition styles: Fade and Slide</li>
<li>Custom styling options for the “Load more images” button (background, text, border, radius)</li>
<li>Option to hide the frontend backlink to the plugin author</li>
</ul>
Licenses are managed securely via Freemius and are activated automatically inside the plugin account screen.
<h3>Shortcode Examples</h3>
Default portfolio (uses the platform selected in the settings): 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio]
Force a specific platform: 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio platform=”adobe”] 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio platform=”unsplash”] 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio platform=”pixabay”]
English output: 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio lang=”en”]
Platform-specific helper shortcodes: 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio_adobe] 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio_unsplash] 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio_pixabay]
All platforms (separate blocks): 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio_all platforms=”adobe,unsplash,pixabay” order=”asc”]
All platforms (mixed grid): 
 [lsmsp_stock_portfolio_mix platforms=”adobe,unsplash,pixabay” order=”asc”]
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed by Lake Stylez – Mediendesign 
Author: Steven P. Stückler 
Website: https://lakestylez.com 
Contact: info@lakestylez.com
<h3>License</h3>
Released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license. 
You may use, modify and redistribute it freely.

LS Stock Portfolio

Display Adobe Stock, Unsplash and Pixabay portfolios in responsive masonry or grid layouts with Lightbox and load-more functionality.

KAPOW Image Recommendation vs LS Stock Portfolio