When a WordPress post is set to a specific status, generate an image with OpenAI and set the post’s featured image
Enhance your WordPress blog posts, product pages, events, and more with AI-generated images.
Runs for: logged-in users
Free plugin40,000+ WordPress sitesno per-task fees
A recipe is a deterministic automation: a trigger, optional conditions, and the actions that run when it fires, the same way every time. Built with your AI or by hand; runs without it.
Get this recipe on your site in three steps
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Install Uncanny Automator free
In WordPress go to Plugins > Add New, search for Uncanny Automator, then install and activate. The plugin is free.
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Import the template
Go to Automator > Recipe templates, search “OpenAI” and click Import recipe to your site. It opens as a draft, with Install and Connect buttons if OpenAI is missing.
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Choose your settings and go live
Pick the settings for the WordPress Core trigger, the OpenAI action, and the WordPress Core action, then switch the recipe from Draft to Live. From now on it runs on its own, and every run is in the log.
Or build it by asking your AI
Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any AI to your site, then paste the prompt. Your AI writes the recipe through Uncanny Automator’s MCP server and saves it as a draft you can open and edit. Built with AI. Runs without it.
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Copilot
Perplexity
and any AI app that supports remote MCP servers
Works on the free plan, up to 150 tool uses a day.
When a WordPress post is set to a specific status, generate an image with OpenAI and set the post’s featured image. Save it as a recipe and leave it in draft so I can review it.
Your AI finds the WordPress Core trigger, the OpenAI action, and the WordPress Core action, fills the fields, and hands you a link to open the draft in the builder. The WordPress Core trigger and the WordPress Core action still need Automator Pro to run.
No AI subscription? Uncanny Agent is built in.
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What is Uncanny Automator?
Uncanny Automator connects your AI to your WordPress site, so you can manage and automate the site with the AI you already use. It is an MCP server for WordPress with a built-in automation engine: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity or any AI app that supports remote MCP servers can act across every plugin and app on your site, and any task becomes a recipe that keeps running after the chat ends.
Manage your site with AI
Free, up to 150 tool uses a day. Posts, pages, users, orders, settings and the plugins you run.
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Is this template free?
Installing Uncanny Automator is free, and the OpenAI action in this recipe is included in Lite. The WordPress Core trigger and the WordPress Core action are part of Automator Pro, so this recipe needs Pro to go live.
What is a recipe?
A recipe is a deterministic automation: one or more triggers, optional conditions, and the actions that run when they fire, running the same way every time. Built with your AI or by hand; runs without it. More about automations
What is an MCP server?
An MCP server is how AI apps such as ChatGPT or Claude connect to other software. Uncanny Automator is an MCP server for WordPress with a built-in automation engine: it connects your AI to your WordPress site, so you can manage and automate the site with your AI. The WordPress MCP server
Does the recipe need my AI to stay connected?
No. Your AI writes the recipe; Uncanny Automator runs it every time the trigger fires, whether or not an AI is connected. Built with AI. Runs without it.
Can I change the template after importing it?
Yes. It is an ordinary recipe in the visual builder: edit any field, add actions, pause it, duplicate it, and read every run in the log.
What if I don't have an AI subscription?
Import the template or build the recipe by hand in the visual builder. Uncanny Agent is also built in if you want an assistant without setting anything up.
Does it work with something other than OpenAI?
Yes. The same WordPress Core trigger also works with Emails, Airtable, and ActiveCampaign: see the related templates below. Or browse every WordPress Core template and the integrations directory.
Get this recipe running today
Free plugin, and the recipe is yours to edit. Import the template, or connect your AI and ask for it.