Title: Plugin does not automatically add featured image
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin does not automatically add featured image

 *  Resolved [awtx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awtx/)
 * (@awtx)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-automatically-add-featured-image/)
 * The author has completely misunderstood the point of having a plugin to “automatically”
   add the featured image.
 * His instructions state you have to open each post and save it so the plugin will
   assign the “Featured Image”. With that much effort, you might as well select 
   the image while you have the post open.
 * Avoid this plugin, it adds needless bloat to WordPress and does not perform any
   automatic tasks.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-auto-featured-image/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-auto-featured-image/)

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 *  [Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madtownlems/)
 * (@madtownlems)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-automatically-add-featured-image/#post-4123044)
 * It sounds like while it may lack a bulk operation of existing posts, it would
   automatically select featured images of NEW posts for you. This is definitely
   an automatic and time-saving task.
 *  Plugin Author [GeekPress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geekpress/)
 * (@geekpress)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-automatically-add-featured-image/#post-4123047)
 * Hi awtx,
 * This plugin is simple. He gets the first associated image of a post and it becomes
   an featured image.
 * This action is run only when saving an article 😉

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/simple-auto-featured-image.svg)
 * [Simple Auto Featured Image](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-auto-featured-image/)
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 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [GeekPress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geekpress/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-automatically-add-featured-image/#post-4123047)
 * Status: resolved