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Pixalia Image Assistant helps you manage your WordPress featured images (thumbnails) efficiently. It combines a Free Featured Image Checker with a powerful AI Image Generator powered by Pixalia.
<h3>Free Features (No Account Required)</h3>
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<li>Eyecatch Checker (Featured Image Audit): 
Automatically scans your published posts and identifies those missing a Featured Image. You can quickly see which articles need attention directly from the Posts list. This feature is completely free and works without a Pixalia account.</li>
<li>OGP Image Preview: 
Preview how your Featured Image will look when shared on social media (SNS).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Premium Features (Requires Pixalia Account)</h3>
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<li>AI Image Generation: 
Generate unique, high-quality images from text descriptions, post titles, or content directly within the Post Editor with just one click.</li>
<li>Seamless Integration: 
Generated images are automatically saved to your Media Library and can be instantly set as the Featured Image or inserted directly into the post content.</li>
<li>Style Customization: 
Choose from various styles (Anime, Realistic, 3D, etc.) and aspect ratios to match your site’s design.</li>
</ul>
<h3>3rd Party Service Disclaimer</h3>
To use the AI Image Generation feature, this plugin connects to the Pixalia API. 
Pixalia is an external service that provides AI image generation.
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<li>Service Name: Pixalia</li>
<li>Service URL: <a href="https://pixalia.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://pixalia.me/</a></li>
<li>Account Requirement: You need a Pixalia account and API Key for image generation features. (Not required for the Eyecatch Checker).</li>
<li>Pricing: The plugin and the Eyecatch Checker are free. Generating images requires points on the Pixalia platform.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://pixalia.me/terms-en" rel="nofollow ugc">https://pixalia.me/terms-en</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://pixalia.me/policy-en" rel="nofollow ugc">https://pixalia.me/policy-en</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>1. Check for Missing Featured Images (Free)</h3>
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<li>Go to Pixalia > Settings.</li>
<li>Click the “Bulk Check” button to scan the status of existing posts.</li>
<li>Go to the Posts > All Posts screen. You will see the Featured Image status for each post.</li>
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<h3>2. Generate AI Images (Premium)</h3>
Setup: 
1. Go to Pixalia > Settings. 
2. Enter your Pixalia API Key to enable Premium features. 
3. (Optional) Set the default Art Style and Aspect Ratio. 
4. Save changes.
How to Generate: 
* For Featured Images: 
 Open the post editor. In the sidebar “Pixalia Assistant” menu, go to Featured Image and click the Generate button. 
* For Section Images: 
 Open the post editor. In the sidebar “Pixalia Assistant” menu, go to Section Image. Click the Generate & Insert button for the specific section where you want to add an image.

Pixalia Image Assistant

Pixalia Image Assistant manages featured images and generates high-quality AI images directly within WordPress using the Pixalia API.

MONOKURO DESIGN

Simple Link Embed automatically fetches OGP data from any URL and displays it as a beautiful blog card in your posts. Just paste a link and the plugin retrieves the title, description, image, and site name automatically.
When an editor inserts or refreshes a card, the plugin requests the selected URL from the server side and caches the returned metadata. On the front end, the preview image and site favicon are displayed from the linked site when available.
Features:
<ul>
<li>WordPress Block (Gutenberg) Support – Fully compatible with modern block editor</li>
<li>Automatic OGP Fetching – Just enter a URL to automatically retrieve OGP information</li>
<li>Caching System – 7-day cache for fast performance</li>
<li>Responsive Design – Mobile-friendly layout</li>
<li>Site Favicon with Fallback – Uses the linked site’s favicon when available and falls back to a bundled icon</li>
<li>Theme Customization – Customize with CSS variables</li>
<li>No JavaScript Library Dependencies – Lightweight, no JavaScript libraries required</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin uses the following external services:
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Linked page metadata fetch
<ul>
<li>Service URL: The exact URL entered by the editor</li>
<li>Purpose: Retrieve page metadata such as title, description, image, canonical URL, site name, and favicon to build the link card.</li>
<li>Data sent: The selected URL is requested from the site server when an editor inserts or refreshes a card. The remote server may receive the site server IP address and user agent.</li>
<li>Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: Depend on the linked destination website selected by the editor.</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Linked page preview image and favicon
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<li>Service URL: The <code>og:image</code> URL and favicon URL provided by the linked destination website</li>
<li>Purpose: Display the linked page’s preview image and site icon in the card.</li>
<li>Data sent: Site visitors’ browsers request these image URLs when viewing a page that contains the card.</li>
<li>Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: Depend on the linked destination website selected by the editor.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
YouTube oEmbed API
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<li>Service URL: <code>https://www.youtube.com/oembed</code></li>
<li>Purpose: Retrieve metadata for YouTube URLs (title, author, thumbnail).</li>
<li>Data sent: The selected YouTube URL.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
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YouTube thumbnail image service
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<li>Service URL: <code>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{video_id}/hqdefault.jpg</code></li>
<li>Purpose: Fallback thumbnail retrieval for YouTube video cards.</li>
<li>Data sent: Video ID extracted from the selected YouTube URL.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Google Analytics 4 (optional)
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<li>Service URL: <code>https://www.google-analytics.com/</code></li>
<li>Purpose: Send link card click events when tracking is enabled in plugin settings.</li>
<li>Data sent: <code>link_url</code>, <code>card_title</code>, <code>link_domain</code>, <code>page_title</code>, <code>page_url</code>, and the configured GA4 measurement ID.</li>
<li>When sent: Only when the site owner enables tracking in this plugin and a GA4 <code>gtag.js</code> setup already exists on the site.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
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</ol>
<h3>Security</h3>
If you find a security issue, please report it privately:
<ul>
<li>Contact: contact@monokuro.design</li>
</ul>

Simple Link Embed

Create beautiful blog cards by simply entering a URL. Automatically fetches OGP data and displays stylish link previews in the block editor.

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