Auto Featured Image - Automatic & Professional Featured Images for WordPress!

Auto Featured Image is a smart, lightweight WordPress plugin that instantly generates beautiful featured images for your posts — without any AI API costs or external services. 

Simply upload your own background images once (your collection), and the plugin automatically selects one at random, overlays your post title in a stylish way, and sets it as the featured image the moment you publish. Perfect for bloggers, news sites, content creators, and anyone tired of manually searching, cropping, or designing images.

No more blank featured images. No design skills needed. Every post gets a unique, professional look in seconds — boosting visual appeal, click-through rates, and SEO.

Why choose Grok Auto Featured Image?

• 100% automatic — zero clicks after setup
• Uses your own backgrounds → full control, no recurring AI fees
• Stylish text overlay with shadows, colors, alignment & more
• Live preview while tweaking settings
• WebP support for faster-loading sites
• Skips if a featured image already exists (protects manual uploads)
• Super lightweight — won't slow down your site

-  Fully automatic featured image creation — generated on publish using your background collection + post title

-  Build your own background library — upload as many JPG/PNG images as you want (recommended: horizontal, min 1200×630 px)

-  Random background selection — ensures variety across posts (even 5–10 images create great diversity)

-  Customizable title styling — font size, color (HEX), shadow effect, line breaks, text alignment (left/center/right)

-  Output format & quality — choose JPEG or WebP, quality from 1–100 (default 80 for best balance)

-  Live real-time preview — see changes instantly without saving or publishing

-  Custom image dimensions — default 1200×630 (ideal for social sharing), but fully adjustable

-  Safe & non-destructive — skips processing if a featured image is already set manually

-  Easy one-time setup — upload ZIP, activate, add backgrounds, configure once — then forget it

-  Performance optimized — clean code, minimal database usage, no heavy dependencies

WordPress 6.0+ (tested up to latest versions)  
PHP 7.4 or higher  
GD library or ImageMagick (standard on most hosting providers)

1. Upload the downloaded ZIP file via WordPress admin → Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin and activate it.
2. Go to the new menu item Grok Auto Featured in the admin sidebar.
3. In the Background Collection section, upload your horizontal background images (at least 1, recommended 5–10 for variety).
4. Customize title style: color, size, shadow, alignment, output format (WebP/JPEG), quality, dimensions. Watch the live preview update in real time.
5. Save changes. That's it!

From now on, every new post (or updated post without existing featured image) will automatically get a generated featured image on publish/save.

To regenerate for an existing post: Remove the current featured image → save/publish again.

Support & Updates: Lifetime updates and free support via Codester messaging for verified buyers.