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SNY Auto Featured Image

v2.1.1 · by Sanny Srivastava

SNY Auto Featured Image automatically sets featured images from content, external URLs, or defaults. Bulk preview & apply for existing posts.

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About this plugin

SNY Auto Featured Image automatically sets featured images for your WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types. Extract from content, use external URLs, set category defaults, or bulk-preview and apply to existing posts.

Why Choose SNY Auto Featured Image?

Never publish a post without a featured image again. This lightweight plugin automatically assigns featured images based on your custom rules whenever you publish or update content.

Key Features

  • Conditional Image Rules – Set specific images based on post type, category, tag, or post status.
  • Multiple Image Sources – Choose from Media Library, extract the first image from post content, or use an external image URL.
  • Video Thumbnail Extraction – Automatically detects embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos and extracts their thumbnails.
  • Safe Sideloading – Optionally download and save external images directly to your WordPress Media Library.
  • Bulk Preview & Apply – Dry-run preview of thumbnail assignments with detailed reasons before applying up to 50 posts at a time.
  • Admin Post List Column – View featured image thumbnails directly from your post and page listing tables with configurable sizes.
  • Non-Destructive & Smart Overwrite – Preserve existing hand-set thumbnails or selectively overwrite when needed.
  • Lightweight & Fast – Built with native WordPress APIs, no bloat, and minimal database queries.

Quick Setup

  1. Go to Settings > SNY AFI
  2. In the Image Rules tab, add a rule selecting your image source (Media Library, First Image in Content, or External URL).
  3. Choose your target post types, categories, or tags.
  4. Visit Bulk Operations to preview and apply to existing posts, or simply publish new content!

Perfect For

  • Bloggers – Ensure consistent thumbnails across all posts
  • News Sites – Never have a missing image in article feeds
  • WooCommerce Stores – Default product images for quick imports
  • Developers – Clean solution for client sites

Documentation & Support

For detailed guides and support, visit sanny.dev.

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on GitHub.

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