Title: Default Image Assistant
Author: Xiangxu
Published: <strong>December 25, 2025</strong>
Last modified: December 25, 2025

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# Default Image Assistant

 By [Xiangxu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sylvie9/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/default-image-assistant.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/default-image-assistant/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/default-image-assistant/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/default-image-assistant/#installation)
 * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/default-image-assistant/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/default-image-assistant/)

## Description

Default Image Assistant allows you to assign a default featured image for each public
post type in WordPress.
 If a post has no featured image set, the plugin automatically
loads the default image you assigned.

Perfect for:
 * Blogs that require a fallback image * Custom post type archives *
Editorial workflows * Sites with large content teams

Features:
 * Visual **Media Library selector** for each post type * Clean and modern**
card-style admin UI** * One-click **remove default image** * No front-end bloat—
only loads when needed * Works with all themes (including block themes)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Admin settings page listing all post types
 * [[
 * Image preview panel with Select / Remove buttons
 * [[
 * Default image applied automatically to posts without a featured image

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/default-image-assistant/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress
 3. Go to **Settings  Default Image Assistant**
 4. For each post type:
 5.  * Click **Select Image**
     * Choose an image from the Media Library
     * Save your settings

Your default images will now be used automatically whenever a post does not have
a featured image.

## FAQ

### Does this overwrite posts that already have featured images?

No. If a post already has its own featured image, the plugin does nothing.

### Will this slow down my site?

No. It only uses `wp_get_attachment_image()` and lightweight filters.
 No front-
end scripts or styles are loaded.

### Can I assign different default images for custom post types?

Yes. Any public post type registered via plugins or themes is supported.

### Does it support block themes (FSE)?

Yes. It works regardless of theme type.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Default Image Assistant” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Xiangxu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sylvie9/)

[Translate “Default Image Assistant” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/default-image-assistant)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/default-image-assistant/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/default-image-assistant/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/default-image-assistant/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/default-image-assistant/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Initial release
 * Added media selector UI
 * Added per-post-type default image storage
 * Added front-end featured image fallback logic

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **3 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/default-image-assistant/)
 * Tags
 * [automation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/automation/)[default image](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/default-image/)
   [featured image](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)[media](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)
   [post types](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-types/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/default-image-assistant/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Xiangxu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sylvie9/)

## Support

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