Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured Images

Really Simple Featured Image keeps your posts and pages visually consistent by filling in missing featured images automatically. When you publish or update a post, page or custom post type, the plugin reads the content and sets an image or video thumbnail from it as the featured image. No extra clicks.

Key Features

• Sets the featured image when a post does not have one.
• Finds images in blocks, classic editor markup, lazy-loaded images, srcset and inline background images.
• Uses the thumbnail of a YouTube (including Shorts and live), Vimeo or Dailymotion video in your content.
• Choose which image or video to use: first, second, second last or last.
• Turn it on for the post types you want, including custom post types and WooCommerce products.
• Reuses images already in your Media Library and never downloads the same image twice.
• Never replaces a featured image you set, and if you remove one it stays removed.
• Roll back to an earlier version from the settings screen if an update causes trouble.
• Works for posts saved in the editor, through the REST API or by importers.

How It Works

1. Go to JetixWP -> Featured Image and choose the source: images in content or video thumbnails.
2. Select which post types should get automatic featured images.
3. Publish or update a post. If it has no featured image, the plugin sets the first match it finds.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.3 or newer.
• PHP 8.0 or newer.

External Services

This plugin connects to third-party video platform APIs to get video thumbnails when you choose “Video in Post Content” as your source. These connections only happen when a post without a featured image is saved and contains a video from one of the supported platforms. Results are cached for up to 12 hours.

YouTube

When a YouTube video is found in your post content, the plugin requests its thumbnail from YouTube’s image server and its title from YouTube’s oEmbed API.

• Data sent: YouTube video ID.
• When: On post save/update if the post has no featured image and contains a YouTube video.
• Service provider: Google LLC.
• Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Vimeo

When a Vimeo video is found in your post content, the plugin sends the video URL to Vimeo’s oEmbed API to get the video title and thumbnail URL.

• Data sent: Vimeo video URL (contains the video ID).
• When: On post save/update if the post has no featured image and contains a Vimeo video.
• Service provider: Vimeo, Inc.
• Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Dailymotion

When a Dailymotion video is found in your post content, the plugin sends the video ID to Dailymotion’s API to get the video title and thumbnail URL.

• Data sent: Dailymotion video ID.
• When: On post save/update if the post has no featured image and contains a Dailymotion video.
• Service provider: Dailymotion SA.
• Terms of Service & Privacy Policy