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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.

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Swell

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Swell AI Image Block uses artificial intelligence to analyze your post content and automatically find the most relevant royalty-free stock photo for each location in your article. Simply add the block and let AI do the rest. A built-in AI Featured Image finder also searches for a featured image based on your post title — no more hunting for the right photo before you hit publish.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Automatic Image Selection – AI analyzes the content around the block and selects the best matching stock photo</li>
<li>AI Featured Image Finder – Find and set a featured image based on your post title directly from the Document sidebar</li>
<li>Multiple Sources – Searches Unsplash, Pexels, and Wikimedia Commons for free, high-quality images</li>
<li>Smart Caching – Results are cached locally to speed up the editor</li>
<li>Shuffle – One-click button to cycle through alternative image options</li>
<li>Manual Search – Override the AI selection with your own keyword search</li>
<li>Proper Attribution – Automatically adds photographer credit as required by image licenses</li>
<li>Premium Suggestions – Optional premium image recommendations from iStock</li>
<li>Responsive – Images adapt to all screen sizes</li>
</ul>
Free Plan (Managed Service):
<ul>
<li>10 AI-powered image selections per month via our managed service</li>
<li>All free image sources (Unsplash, Pexels, Wikimedia Commons)</li>
<li>Shuffle and manual search included</li>
<li>Full attribution support</li>
</ul>
Bring Your Own API Keys (Free, Unlimited):
<ul>
<li>Enter your own OpenAI, Unsplash, and Pexels API keys at Settings → Swell AI Image Block</li>
<li>Unlimited AI-powered image selections at no cost</li>
<li>Full control — the plugin calls the APIs directly on your behalf</li>
</ul>
Pro Plan (Upgrade):
<ul>
<li>Unlimited AI-powered image selections via our managed service</li>
<li>No API key setup required</li>
<li>Priority support</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
This plugin can connect to external services in two ways:
Option 1 — Managed Service (default, no setup required)
By default, this plugin routes requests through our secure API server for AI-powered content analysis and image matching. Content is processed in real-time and is not stored permanently.
<ul>
<li>Service URL: https://smart-image-block-production.up.railway.app</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://swellapps.ai/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://swellapps.ai/privacy-policy/</a></li>
</ul>
Option 2 — Your Own API Keys (Settings → Swell AI Image Block)
You may instead enter your own API keys. In this case, your WordPress site calls the APIs directly and no data passes through our server.
Our managed server and the direct-key mode both communicate with:
OpenAI – Used for analyzing post content and generating relevant image search keywords. 
* Website: <a href="https://openai.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openai.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/privacy</a> 
* Terms: <a href="https://openai.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/terms</a>
Unsplash – Free stock photo source. 
* Website: <a href="https://unsplash.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://unsplash.com</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://unsplash.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://unsplash.com/privacy</a> 
* API Terms: <a href="https://unsplash.com/api-terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://unsplash.com/api-terms</a>
Pexels – Free stock photo source. 
* Website: <a href="https://www.pexels.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.pexels.com</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.pexels.com/privacy-policy/</a> 
* API Terms: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/api/documentation/#guidelines" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.pexels.com/api/documentation/#guidelines</a>
Wikimedia Commons – Free media repository. 
* Website: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org" rel="nofollow ugc">https://commons.wikimedia.org</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy</a>

Swell AI Image Block

AI-powered Gutenberg block that automatically selects contextually relevant stock images — and finds your featured image too.

KAPOW Image Recommendation vs Swell AI Image Block