itsdavidmorgan

travistotz

Swell

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.

Darren Cooney

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Instantly upload photos from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy to your website all without ever leaving WordPress!
Instant Images is the fastest way to find and upload high-quality, free stock images directly from inside WordPress.
No downloads. 
No switching tabs. 
No copy-paste workflow.
Just search, click, and your image is instantly added to your Media Library — properly processed and ready to use.
Whether you’re building content, designing layouts, or prototyping a client site, Instant Images keeps you in your workflow and saves you time.
<h4>Supported Image Providers</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://unsplash.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Unsplash</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/openverse/" rel="ugc">Openverse</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pixabay.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Pixabay</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pexels.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Pexels</a></li>
<li><a href="http://giphy.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Giphy</a></li>
</ul>
Works seamlessly with the Block Editor, Media Modal, and popular page builders.

The perfect tool for users who want to save time and frustration by uploading images directly inside their WordPress installation and for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery.
<a href="https://getinstantimages.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit Plugin Website</a>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Image Search – The Instant Images search let’s you quickly find and upload images for any subject in a matter of seconds!</li>
<li>Image Orientation – Filter search results by landscape, portrait or square images.</li>
<li>Time Saver – Quickly upload amazing stock photos without leaving the comfort of your WordPress admin.</li>
<li>Theme/Plugin Developers – A great tool for developers who want to prototype and develop using real world imagery.</li>
<li>Gutenberg – Instant Images directly integrates with Gutenberg as a plugin sidebar.</li>
<li>Media Modal – Instant Images is available as a tab in the WordPress Media Modal.</li>
<li>Page Builders – Instant Images integrates with page builders such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy and Divi.</li>
<li>Edit Image Metadata – Easily edit image filename, alt text and caption prior to uploading to your media library.</li>
<li>Accessibility – Automatically include a relevant alt description for screen readers, visually reduced users, and SEO.</li>
<li>Easy to Use – It couldn’t get much more simple, just click an image and it’s automatically uploaded to your media library for use on your site.</li>
<li>No Accounts Needed – An account on any service provider is not required for use of this plugin. Just activate and you’re ready to go.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Add-ons</h4>
<h3>Instant Images: Extended</h3>
Enhance Instant Images with powerful professional features.
Includes: 
– Search History & Autocomplete. 
– Instant Images as a WordPress Block. 
– WordPress CLI Imports. 
– Batch Image Imports. 
– I’m Feeling Lucky WordPress Block. 
– Image Size Generator. 
– Instant Featured Images 
– Instagram-style image filters 
– Persistent search terms across providers. 
– And more…
<a href="https://getinstantimages.com/add-ons/extended/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn More</a>
<h4>Proxy Server</h4>
Instant Images routes all API requests to service providers (Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Openverse etc.) through our custom proxy server at <a href="https://proxy.getinstantimages.com" rel="nofollow ugc">proxy.getinstantimages.com</a>.
Maintaining a proxy server for Instant Images allows us to:
<ul>
<li>Protect API keys from public exposure.</li>
<li>Normalize data from multiple providers.</li>
<li>Improve compatibility and reliability across plugin versions.</li>
</ul>
Please take a moment and read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for when using our proxy service:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://getinstantimages.com/terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Use</a></li>
<li><a href="https://getinstantimages.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>How Can You Contribute?</h4>
Pull requests can be submitted via <a href="https://github.com/dcooney/instant-images" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.
<h4>Website</h4>
<a href="https://getinstantimages.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://getinstantimages.com</a>

Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy

Nice work mate. Amazing tool for development and test site. Kudos to you.

Amazing tool

This is a great plugin that can save you a lot of time if you need to add placeholder images.

Easy to use and time saver


The recent addition of Openverse really makes this one of the best (if not the best) plugins for adding free / creative commons / public domain images/photos/etc. libraries/services to your site.



Some of the image libraries can have limited offerings so this providing as many of these libraries as possible to then pull from really helps with that situation to be able to find the best asset you're looking for.


Best all-in-one solution for free/cc/public domain images/photos/etc.


Exceptionally designed. Super functional.



Does what it says it would. This plugin deserves a 10-star rating.



Great job!


This Plugin Just Works!


Working perfect in WP, but not in ClassicPress. I tested in CP 2.0 and it doesn't load, the loading gif is endless.  P.S. ClassicPress is a modified version of WordPress (without Gutenberg)


Working perfect in WP, but...

There was an error accessing the WP REST API.Instant Images requires access to the WP REST API via POST request to fetch and upload images to your media library.

There was an error accessing the WP REST API


I'm recommending it even on the Newsletter plugin composer: it makes newsletters more professional and save a huge amount of time. Thank you.



Stefano.


Definitively a Must-Have

One-click uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy directly to your WordPress media library.

Swell AI Image Block vs Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy