Automatically set a default featured image for your WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types. Save time and ensure every piece of content has a professional thumbnail!
Never publish a post without a featured image again. This lightweight plugin automatically assigns your chosen default image whenever you publish or update content that lacks a featured image.
- ✅ One-Click Setup – Select any image from your media library as the default
- ✅ Custom Post Type Support – Works with posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and any custom post type
- ✅ Category Filtering – Set default images for specific categories only
- ✅ Tag Filtering – Target posts with specific tags
- ✅ Non-Destructive – Only adds images to posts without existing featured images
- ✅ Lightweight & Fast – No bloat, minimal database queries
- ✅ GDPR Compliant – Does not collect any personal data
- Go to Settings → SNY Auto Featured Image
- Choose or upload an image from the media library
- Select your post types and categories
- Done! New posts will automatically get your default image
- 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
- Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin
- Search for "SNY Auto Featured Image"
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Download the latest release from WordPress.org
- Upload to
/wp-content/plugins/wp-auto-featured-image/ - Activate via the Plugins menu
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guidelines before submitting a pull request.
git clone https://github.com/sannysri/WordPress-Auto-Featured-Image.git
cd WordPress-Auto-Featured-ImageCheck out our other WordPress plugins at sanny.dev/plugins
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
Made with ❤️ by Sanny Srivastava