Title: Media on Autopilot
Author: Storm Rockwell
Published: July 3, 2026
Last modified: July 3, 2026
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# Media on Autopilot
By [Storm Rockwell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stormrockwell/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/media-on-autopilot.1.0.0.zip)
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## Description
Media on Autopilot takes the friction out of images in WordPress. AI writes alt
text and tags every image for an accessible, searchable library, while a focal point
set once holds across every crop, your CDN’s optimizations, and the responsive `
srcset`. Everything is served through your own BunnyCDN or Cloudflare account, with
no reseller in between.
**Focal point** — set a focal point per image that themes and CDN providers can
use for smart cropping. Focal-point cropping is on by default and can be turned
off in Settings. New uploads get a focal point automatically when AI auto-tagging
is enabled — the vision model marks the main subject, generated alongside alt text
and tags in one call. With auto-tagging off, set the focal point by hand with the
picker, which appears on the edit-media screen while focal-point cropping is enabled.
**AI alt text + tagging** — generates descriptive alt text and searchable tags for
image attachments using the native WordPress AI Client (requires an AI provider
configured in WordPress Settings Connectors). Alt text is written to the standard
alt field; tags are stored in a dedicated `moap_media_tag` taxonomy and are searchable
in the media library.
Two ways to generate alt text and tags:
* **Per-image button** — “Generate alt text & tags” in the attachment editor. Always
overwrites existing alt text and replaces tags.
* **Auto-tag on upload** — opt-in setting (off by default) that runs the fill-empty
behaviour automatically when a new image is uploaded.
**Retag existing media** — a Settings Media on Autopilot tool that backfills the
whole library in the background. Pick any of alt text, tags, and focal points, then
either **fill missing only** or **overwrite existing** (destructive, with a browser
confirmation). Each image is enriched with a single combined AI call to keep token
cost low, and a refresh-survivable progress bar with a Cancel button tracks the
run. The tool is disabled until an AI provider is configured.
All AI operations are non-destructive by default: the fill-empty variants never
clobber human-written alt text, and tags always merge rather than replace. If no
AI provider is configured, the per-image AI Tagging field is hidden, the bulk Retag
tool is disabled, and the auto-upload no-ops silently.
Six developer filters let you adjust the taxonomy slug, prompt, target tag count,
image resize width, AI connector, and alt-text application strategy.
**CDN delivery** — opt-in: serve images through a CDN provider with on-the-fly optimization.
Select a provider in Settings Media on Autopilot CDN. Options: **None** (default),**
BunnyCDN**, or **Cloudflare Images**. Only one provider may be active at a time.
Selecting a provider lets you save credentials independently; a separate “Serve
images through CDN” toggle controls whether front-end URLs are actually rewritten.
The CDN integration is front-end only — the admin, REST API, block editor, and feeds
are never rewritten. All variants are fully reversible: disable the provider and
URLs immediately revert to your origin with no stored state. Your original files
are never deleted by the CDN rewrite itself.
**BunnyCDN** — connect a BunnyCDN pull zone. Select BunnyCDN as your CDN provider
and enter the pull-zone hostname (e.g. `yourzone.b-cdn.net`); that is all it takes
to switch it on. Bunny becomes the image resizing engine: every front-end image
URL is rewritten to the pull zone and served from the original file (WordPress’s
local intermediate sizes are bypassed, never deleted), a responsive `srcset` is
built from the original, and hard-crop sizes are anchored to the stored focal point
via Bunny’s `focus_crop`. Choose a format strategy (auto WebP/AVIF, force WebP/AVIF,
or off) and quality setting. No uploads — Bunny pulls each image from your origin
on first request and caches it at the edge.
**Cloudflare Images** — upload (“offload”) originals to Cloudflare Images and serve
them via `imagedelivery.net`. Requires a Cloudflare account with Images enabled.
Setup:
1. In your Cloudflare dashboard, go to **Images** and enable the service for your
account.
2. Create an API token with the **Images:Edit** permission.
3. In Cloudflare Images settings, enable **Flexible variants** — this is required
for Media on Autopilot’s width/quality/format URL parameters to work.
4. Your WordPress site must have a publicly accessible origin URL so Cloudflare can
ingest images by fetching them over HTTP. Localhost or private-network URLs will
not work with URL ingest.
5. In Settings Media on Autopilot CDN, select **Cloudflare Images**, then enter
your Account ID, API token, and Account Hash (the hash segment from your `imagedelivery.
net/` delivery URL). Choose a quality and format.
Uploads and bulk offload:
* New images are offloaded to Cloudflare in the background automatically after
upload (when credentials are set).
* Use the **Offload existing media** tool in Settings Media on Autopilot to backfill
your existing library.
* Offloading is purely additive: your local originals are always kept. Cloudflare
Images is used for delivery, never as your only copy.
When an attachment has not yet been offloaded (or offload is pending), front-end
URLs fall back to the local WordPress uploads URL automatically — no broken images.
Developer filters for the CDN integration: `moap_cdn_image_transform` (modify the
transform spec before a URL is built), `moap_cdn_srcset_widths` (override srcset
candidate widths), `moap_cdn_max_width` (hard pixel-width ceiling), and `moap_focal_point_cache_bust`(
suppress the focal-point query-string cache-bust on CDN URLs — disabled automatically
when the active provider encodes the focal point in its URL).
### External services
Media on Autopilot only contacts an external service when you turn on a feature
that needs one. Nothing is sent until you configure and enable that feature.
#### Cloudflare Images
Used only when you set the CDN provider to “Cloudflare Images” in Settings Media
on Autopilot CDN. The plugin uploads copies of your image files to Cloudflare Images(
api.cloudflare.com) so they can be served, resized, and cropped from Cloudflare’s
delivery network (imagedelivery.net). It also calls the Cloudflare API to verify
your credentials, to delete an image when you delete the attachment, and to run
the built-in delivery test. What is sent: your image files, plus the Cloudflare
Account ID and API token you enter. When: when you offload media (on upload or via
the “Offload existing media” tool), when an image is deleted, and when you run a
connection or delivery test.
Cloudflare terms of service: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/
Cloudflare
privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
#### bunny.net (BunnyCDN)
Used only when you set the CDN provider to “BunnyCDN” and enable “Serve images through
CDN”. The plugin rewrites front-end image URLs to your BunnyCDN pull-zone hostname;
BunnyCDN fetches (“pulls”) each image from your site’s origin the first time it
is requested and caches it at the edge. The built-in CDN test makes one request
to your pull zone. What is sent: image requests (URLs) to your pull-zone host, which
then fetches the corresponding images from your origin. When: on front-end page
loads once serving is enabled, and when you run the CDN test.
bunny.net terms of service: https://bunny.net/tos/
bunny.net privacy policy: https://
bunny.net/privacy/
#### AI provider (via the WordPress AI Client)
Used only when you use AI alt text, AI tagging, or automatic focal-point detection.
These features send a downscaled copy of the image (maximum 512px on the longest
edge) together with a text prompt to the AI provider you configure in WordPress
Settings Connectors, using WordPress’s built-in AI Client. This plugin does not
include or hardcode an AI provider; the destination is whichever provider you connect.
What is sent: a downscaled copy of the image and the tagging prompt. When: when
you click “Generate alt text & tags”, when a new image is uploaded with auto-tagging
enabled, or when you run the “Retag existing media” tool.
Because the AI provider is the one you choose and connect, please review that provider’s
own terms of service and privacy policy.
## Screenshots
[⌊The Media on Autopilot settings dashboard with focal point, AI tagging, and CDN
status at a glance, plus quick links to report a bug or request a feature.⌉⌊The
Media on Autopilot settings dashboard with focal point, AI tagging, and CDN status
at a glance, plus quick links to report a bug or request a feature.⌉[
The Media on Autopilot settings dashboard with focal point, AI tagging, and CDN
status at a glance, plus quick links to report a bug or request a feature.
[⌊Searching the media library by keyword, with the focal point selector alongside.⌉⌊
Searching the media library by keyword, with the focal point selector alongside.⌉[
Searching the media library by keyword, with the focal point selector alongside.
[⌊CDN settings: choose BunnyCDN or Cloudflare Images, with quality and format options.⌉⌊
CDN settings: choose BunnyCDN or Cloudflare Images, with quality and format options
.⌉[
CDN settings: choose BunnyCDN or Cloudflare Images, with quality and format options.
[⌊The built-in end-to-end CDN delivery test, confirming upload, resize, and delivery.⌉⌊
The built-in end-to-end CDN delivery test, confirming upload, resize, and delivery
.⌉[
The built-in end-to-end CDN delivery test, confirming upload, resize, and delivery.
[⌊The "Retag existing media" tool mid-run, backfilling the library in the background.⌉⌊
The "Retag existing media" tool mid-run, backfilling the library in the background
.⌉[
The “Retag existing media” tool mid-run, backfilling the library in the background.
## FAQ
### Is Media on Autopilot free?
Yes. The plugin is free and licensed under the GPL. There is no paid tier inside
the plugin.
### Which features need a paid third-party service?
Some features rely on services you bring yourself:
* **Free, no account needed:** the manual focal-point picker, focal-point cropping
at every image size, and tag-based media search.
* **Needs an AI provider:** AI alt text, AI tagging, and automatic focal-point
detection require an AI provider configured in WordPress Settings Connectors.
You supply the credentials; usage is billed by that provider.
* **Needs a CDN account:** CDN delivery requires either a BunnyCDN pull zone or
a Cloudflare Images account.
### Do I need to pay for AI?
You configure your own AI provider, and any usage is billed directly by that provider,
never by this plugin. Images are downscaled before being sent to keep token cost
low.
### Which CDN should I use?
BunnyCDN is a pull zone: it resizes images on the fly and pulls from your origin,
with no uploads. Cloudflare Images offloads copies of your originals and serves
them from imagedelivery.net. Only one provider can be active at a time, and your
local originals are always kept.
### Will this delete my original images?
No. The CDN rewrite and Cloudflare offload are both additive: your original files
are never deleted by Media on Autopilot.
### Does it work without AI configured?
Yes. Focal points (set by hand), focal-point cropping, and tag-based search all
work without AI. AI fields are hidden and auto-tagging no-ops until a provider is
configured.
### What happens if I deactivate the plugin?
Front-end image URLs immediately revert to your origin. There is no stored CDN state
to clean up and no data loss.
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Media on Autopilot” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Storm Rockwell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stormrockwell/)
[Translate “Media on Autopilot” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-on-autopilot)
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## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* First stable release of Media on Autopilot.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.0**
* Last updated **15 hours ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 7.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0**
* PHP version ** 8.3 or higher **
* Tags
* [Alt Text](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/alt-text/)[cdn](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cdn/)
[focal-point](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/focal-point/)[image optimization](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-optimization/)
[media library](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/)
* [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-on-autopilot/advanced/)
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## Contributors
* [ Storm Rockwell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stormrockwell/)
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