Automatically identify posts lacking featured images and generate context-aware images on demand using OpenAI or Google Gemini.

DZS AI Featured Image Generator

DZS AI Featured Image Generator is a powerful administrative utility designed to massively optimize your publishing workflow. Instantly scan your entire WordPress website for posts missing their featured images, block them into a seamless list, and dynamically invoke AI to generate and sideload high-quality imagery based precisely on your post&#8217;s content.
Designed for efficiency, this plugin interfaces with the latest leading generative image engines:
<ul>
<li>OpenAI DALL-E 2: Excellent for budget-conscious, ultra-fast background generations.</li>
<li>OpenAI DALL-E 3: Unmatched visual capabilities and strict prompt adherence.</li>
<li>Nano Banana 2 (Google Gemini Image API): Direct integration with native Google Gemini models for generating crisp, optimized images without resorting to third-party endpoints.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Global Scan: A dedicated admin table identifies every post without a featured thumbnail.</li>
<li>1-Click Generation: Hit Generate, and let the AI autonomously pull your post title and excerpt, pipe it into your custom prompt template, and formulate a relevant image.</li>
<li>Custom Aspect Ratios: Define standard (1024&#215;1024) or completely custom dimensional constraints (e.g., 1024&#215;1792). The plugin seamlessly requests the native scale or autonomously refines and crops the raw image down locally using WordPress&#8217;s <code>WP_Image_Editor</code> class.</li>
<li>Native Media Library Delivery: Automatically sideloads API arrays, converts Base64 formats, strictly encodes everything down to a lightweight <code>.jpg</code>, and seamlessly attaches directly to the post.</li>
<li>Dynamic Shortcodes: Wrap custom prompt variables like <code>{{post_title}}</code> and <code>{{post_content}}</code> to generate highly specific custom images.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin relies on external, third-party generative artificial intelligence APIs to generate post featured images. Based on your configuration, requests will be routed to either OpenAI or Google Gemini:
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OpenAI API: Used for image generation with DALL-E models.
<ul>
<li>Data Sent: The prompt text consisting of the post title and part of the post content (up to 1,000 characters). No user personal data or website identifying details are sent.</li>
<li>Trigger: Sent only when an administrator explicitly clicks the &#8220;Generate&#8221; button for a post.</li>
<li>Service Details: Provided by OpenAI, L.L.C.</li>
<li>Links: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenAI Terms of Use</a>, <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenAI Privacy Policy</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Google Gemini API: Used for image generation with Gemini / Imagen models (via the Nano Banana 2 configuration option).
<ul>
<li>Data Sent: The prompt text consisting of the post title and part of the post content (up to 1,000 characters). No user personal data or website identifying details are sent.</li>
<li>Trigger: Sent only when an administrator explicitly clicks the &#8220;Generate&#8221; button for a post.</li>
<li>Service Details: Provided by Google LLC.</li>
<li>Links: <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Terms of Service</a>, <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>

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