LOOS

<p>LOOS Featured Image Automator builds an OG Image Maker URL from your post title and site-wide API parameters defined on the settings screen, fetches the generated 1200×630 JPEG, sideloads it into the WordPress Media Library, and attaches it to the post as the featured image.</p>
<p>Generation runs asynchronously through WP-Cron, so saving a post is never blocked by the API call.</p>
<h4>What this plugin does</h4>
<ul>
<li>Builds an API URL from your post title and the site-wide parameters configured on the settings screen.</li>
<li>Resolves the 302 redirect from the API to extract a stable source hash, so identical parameters do not re-generate the image.</li>
<li>Sideloads the JPEG into the Media Library and attaches it as the featured image.</li>
<li>When the title changes, regenerates the image and (optionally) deletes the previous plugin-generated attachment so the Media Library does not accumulate orphans.</li>
<li>Respects manually-set featured images. If the existing featured image was not generated by this plugin, it is never overwritten.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What this plugin does NOT do</h4>
<ul>
<li>It does NOT output an <code>og:image</code> meta tag. The image is set as the featured image only. Your theme or SEO plugin is expected to read the featured image and output the meta tag (this avoids duplicate output when combined with SEO plugins).</li>
<li>It does NOT provide any per-post UI (no meta box, no Gutenberg sidebar). The only per-post value is the post title; all other API parameters are managed globally on the settings screen.</li>
<li>It does NOT modify the front-end output of your site.</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin depends on a third-party service (operated by LOOS Inc.) to generate featured images. See the “External services” section below for the full disclosure (endpoints, what is sent, and when).</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin relies on the following third-party service operated by LOOS Inc. to generate featured images. Activating the plugin and saving a post on a target post type causes data to be sent to this service.</p>
<p><strong>OG Image Maker API (and its CDN delivery host)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Endpoints:
<ul>
<li>API: https://loos.tools/ogimg-maker/api</li>
<li>Generated JPEG delivery (CDN): https://og-cdn.loos.tools/</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>What is sent:
<ul>
<li>To the API: the post title (as the <code>title</code> query parameter) and the API parameters configured on the plugin settings screen (e.g. <code>type</code>, <code>layout</code>, <code>mode</code>, <code>panel</code>, <code>frame</code>, <code>radii</code>, <code>pattern</code>, OKLCH <code>h</code> / <code>c</code> / <code>l</code>, and resolved <code>head</code> / <code>foot</code> text).</li>
<li>To the CDN: only the standard HTTP request to download the generated JPEG (no plugin-specific payload other than the URL path identifying the image).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>When data is sent: When WP-Cron processes a queued generation job for a target post. The plugin issues a HEAD request to the API to obtain a 302 redirect to a CDN URL, then downloads the generated JPEG from the CDN into the WordPress Media Library. Repeated requests for the same source hash are skipped.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://loos.tools/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://loos.tools/privacy/</li>
</ul>
<p>If you do not wish to send data to this service, do not activate the plugin.</p>


LOOS Featured Image Automator

Auto-generates a featured image from your post title via the OG Image Maker API, so every post is ready for social sharing without manual work.

Orshot

<p><strong>Orshot</strong> lets you connect your WordPress site to <a href="https://orshot.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Orshot</a> — a template-based image, PDF, and video generation platform — and automatically produce visual assets for your content.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Auto Featured Images</strong> – Automatically generate a featured image from an Orshot template every time you publish a post. The post title, excerpt, and category are injected into the template.</li>
<li><strong>Open Graph / Social Images</strong> – Pre-generate OG images for social sharing when a post is published. The plugin injects the appropriate <code>og:image</code> and <code>twitter:image</code> meta tags.</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Block</strong> – Insert the <em>Orshot Image</em> block into any post or page to pick a template, generate an image, and embed it inline.</li>
<li><strong>Upload Receiver</strong> – Orshot can push rendered files directly into your WordPress media library as a storage connection.</li>
<li><strong>Template Picker</strong> – Browse and select templates from your Orshot workspace without leaving WordPress.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Orshot</strong> and click <strong>Connect to Orshot</strong>.</li>
<li>Authorize the connection in your Orshot account (OAuth — no API keys to copy).</li>
<li>Choose default templates for featured images and OG images.</li>
<li>Publish a post and watch the images generate automatically.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Third-Party Service</h4>
<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>Orshot</strong> external service to generate images and other assets from templates.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Documentation</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>Service website:</strong> <a href="https://orshot.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://orshot.com</a></li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service:</strong> <a href="https://orshot.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://orshot.com/terms</a></li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> <a href="https://orshot.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://orshot.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Data sent to Orshot includes: post title, excerpt, category name, author display name, and site name — only when a render is triggered. OAuth tokens are stored locally in your WordPress database and transmitted over HTTPS.</p>


Orshot – Dynamic Open Graph & Featured Images

Auto-generate featured images and Open Graph images from Orshot templates. Includes a Gutenberg block for inline renders.

LOOS Featured Image Automator vs Orshot – Dynamic Open Graph & Featured Images