OG Pilot Dynamic Open Graph Images helps you create branded social preview images for every URL on your site. Connect via OAuth, choose a template, and automatically generate Open Graph images for blog posts, landing pages, and WooCommerce products. Override per post when needed, output complete Open Graph + X\/Twitter meta tags, and keep existing images live even when generation is paused.<\/p>\n\n
Core capabilities:\n* 3-step setup wizard for faster onboarding after activation.\n* OAuth connection flow (PKCE) for secure account linking.\n* Site-wide defaults for template, title, description, logo URL, image URL, and colors.\n* Per-post\/page\/product overrides with dynamic placeholder support.\n* Rule-based template selection (post\/page\/product + taxonomy rules).\n* Outputs comprehensive Open Graph and X\/Twitter meta tags, including article-specific and WooCommerce product-specific fields.\n* Meta ownership mode to avoid duplicate tags with SEO plugins.\n* Live social preview UI in wp-admin (Facebook, LinkedIn, X\/Twitter).\n* Per-entry generated image preview in the editor sidebar.\n* Supports publicly available OG Pilot templates for WordPress: Supported placeholders:\n* Service details:\n* This plugin is a SaaS integration. OG image generation is provided by OG Pilot.\n* Terms of Service: https:\/\/ogpilot.com\/terms\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/ogpilot.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n No usage tracking is performed by this plugin beyond required OAuth and image-generation API calls.<\/p>\n\n This plugin connects to the OG Pilot API (https:\/\/ogpilot.com) to generate dynamic Open Graph images for your content.<\/p>\n\n What data is sent:<\/strong>\n* OAuth authorization data (account email, site URL) during the initial connection flow.\n* Image generation payloads containing template name and the fields you configured (e.g., post title, excerpt, author name, logo URL, colors) each time an image is generated or regenerated.\n* Token refresh requests to maintain the OAuth connection.<\/p>\n\n When data is sent:<\/strong>\n* When you connect your site to OG Pilot via OAuth.\n* When a post\/page\/product is saved with auto-generate enabled.\n* When you manually trigger image generation or force refresh.\n* When bulk regeneration is run.\n* When the plugin checks subscription status.<\/p>\n\n This service is provided by OG Pilot: Terms of Service<\/a> | Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n This plugin loads web fonts from Bunny Fonts (https:\/\/fonts.bunny.net) for the admin preview UI in the WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n What data is sent:<\/strong>\n* Standard HTTP request data (IP address, user agent) is sent to the Bunny Fonts CDN when the admin settings\/preview page is loaded.<\/p>\n\n When data is sent:<\/strong>\n* When an admin user views the OG Pilot settings page or post editor metabox that includes the social image preview.<\/p>\n\n No personal content or site data is transmitted to Bunny Fonts. Only standard browser request headers are sent to load font files.<\/p>\n\n This service is provided by BunnyWay d.o.o.: Terms of Service<\/a> | Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n The examples below mirror the payload style used in For templates that support custom images, you can run both styles:\n* With custom image: set You need an OG Pilot account for service usage, but you do not need to pre-register before installing the plugin. By default: Yes. Set defaults in plugin settings, then use the OG Pilot Social Image<\/strong> meta box on each post\/page\/product for per-content overrides.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. A 3-step setup wizard helps you connect OAuth, choose a default template, and select supported content types.<\/p><\/dd>\n page, Yes. You can define rule-based template defaults for post\/page\/product and optional mappings for category\/tag\/product_type slugs.<\/p><\/dd>\n Two ways:\n* Auto-generation on save (if enabled and subscription is active).\n* Background generation queue when the stored OG image is missing\/outdated.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. The plugin queues generation in the background and returns a temporary processing image until the final image is ready.<\/p><\/dd>\n Most images are ready within 5-10 minutes, depending on queue load and site traffic that triggers WP-Cron.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Use Bulk Regenerate Queue<\/strong> in settings to regenerate all supported content with progress feedback.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Use Import Existing Social Fields<\/strong> to pull title\/description\/image values from Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO into OG Pilot overrides.<\/p><\/dd>\n When enabled, OG Pilot adds a daily (UTC) cache-busting token to generation payloads. This can refresh social cards once per day even if content fields did not change.<\/p><\/dd>\n The plugin stays active. New OG generation pauses until subscription is active again. Existing generated OG image URLs continue to work.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. It follows a graceful degraded mode: only new generation actions are blocked.<\/p><\/dd>\n Those generation actions are disabled\/blocked until subscription becomes active again, while existing generated image URLs continue to work.<\/p><\/dd>\npage<\/code>, blog_post<\/code>, podcast<\/code>, portfolio<\/code>, book<\/code>, event<\/code>, product<\/code>, company<\/code>, and github<\/code>.\n* Optional auto-generation on content save.\n* Non-blocking background generation with processing fallback image + retry scheduling.\n* Optional cache busting toggle to force a daily image refresh cycle.\n* Bulk regenerate queue with in-admin progress updates.\n* One-click import of existing social fields from Yoast, Rank Math, and AIOSEO.\n* Diagnostics panel with endpoint health, token status, and latest API errors.\n* Role-aware UX: admins manage plugin settings; editors can override per-entry templates.\n* WooCommerce-aware placeholders ({{product_price}}<\/code>, {{product_short_description}}<\/code>, etc.).\n* Graceful subscription handling: when trial\/subscription is inactive, new image generation is paused while existing OG images keep working.<\/p>\n\n{{post_title}}<\/code>\n* {{excerpt}}<\/code>\n* {{site_name}}<\/code>\n* {{post_url}}<\/code>\n* {{author_name}}<\/code>\n* {{author_avatar_url}}<\/code>\n* {{publish_date_iso}}<\/code>\n* {{featured_image_url}}<\/code>\n* {{product_price}}<\/code>\n* {{product_short_description}}<\/code>\n* {{episode_date}}<\/code>\n* {{event_date}}<\/code>\n* {{event_location}}<\/code>\n* {{book_author}}<\/code>\n* {{book_series_number}}<\/code>\n* {{book_genre}}<\/code>\n* {{company_logo_url}}<\/code>\n* {{github_contributions}}<\/code><\/p>\n\nExternal services<\/h3>\n\n
OG Pilot API<\/h4>\n\n
Bunny Fonts<\/h4>\n\n
Dynamic OG Image Examples<\/h3>\n\n
og-pilot-plugins\/og_pilot_ruby\/README.md<\/code>, adapted to fields you set in this plugin.<\/p>\n\nPage<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"page\",\n \"title\": \"Acme Robotics Product Updates\",\n \"description\": \"See what shipped this week across the web app.\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1558655146-d09347e92766?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#0B1220\",\n \"text_color\": \"#F8FAFC\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nBlog Post<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"blog_post\",\n \"title\": \"How Stripe Reduced Checkout Abandonment by 18%\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fstripe.com\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1460925895917-afdab827c52f?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"author_name\": \"Maya Patel\",\n \"author_avatar_url\": \"https:\/\/api.dicebear.com\/7.x\/avataaars\/svg?seed=MayaPatel\",\n \"publish_date\": \"2026-02-24\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#0F172A\",\n \"text_color\": \"#F8FAFC\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nPodcast<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"podcast\",\n \"title\": \"Indie Hackers Podcast: Pricing Experiments That Worked\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spotify.com\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1478737270239-2f02b77fc618?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"episode_date\": \"2026-02-21\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#18181B\",\n \"text_color\": \"#FAFAFA\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nProduct (WooCommerce-friendly)<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"product\",\n \"title\": \"Allbirds Tree Dasher 3\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allbirds.com\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1542291026-7eec264c27ff?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"unique_selling_point\": \"Free shipping + 30-day returns\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#F8FAFC\",\n \"text_color\": \"#0F172A\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nEvent<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"event\",\n \"title\": \"Launch Week Berlin 2026\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1540575467063-178a50c2df87?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"event_date\": \"2026-06-12\/2026-06-14\",\n \"event_location\": \"Station Berlin\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#1E1B4B\",\n \"text_color\": \"#F5F3FF\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nBook<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"book\",\n \"title\": \"Designing APIs for Humans\",\n \"description\": \"A practical handbook for product-minded engineers.\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oreilly.com\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1512820790803-83ca734da794?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"book_author\": \"Alex Turner\",\n \"book_series_number\": \"2\",\n \"book_genre\": \"Technology\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#172554\",\n \"text_color\": \"#EFF6FF\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nPortfolio<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"portfolio\",\n \"title\": \"Maya Chen \u2022 Product Designer\",\n \"description\": \"Fintech UX, design systems, and prototyping.\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/api.dicebear.com\/7.x\/avataaars\/svg?seed=MayaChen&size=64\",\n \"image_url\": \"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1557672172-298e090bd0f1?w=1400&q=80\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#1F2937\",\n \"text_color\": \"#F9FAFB\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nCompany<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"company\",\n \"title\": \"Notion\",\n \"description\": \"4 job openings\",\n \"logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=128&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so\",\n \"company_logo_url\": \"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?sz=256&domain_url=https%3A%2F%2Flinear.app\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#111827\",\n \"text_color\": \"#F9FAFB\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nGitHub Activity<\/h4>\n\n
{\n \"template\": \"github\",\n \"title\": \"rails\/rails\",\n \"description\": \"Recent merged PRs, reviews, and commit activity.\",\n \"github_accent_color\": \"#22C55E\",\n \"bg_color\": \"#0B1220\",\n \"text_color\": \"#E5E7EB\",\n \"github_contributions\": \"[{\\\"date\\\":\\\"2026-02-16\\\",\\\"count\\\":7},{\\\"date\\\":\\\"2026-02-20\\\",\\\"count\\\":12},{\\\"date\\\":\\\"2026-02-24\\\",\\\"count\\\":9}]\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nimage_url<\/code>.\n* Without custom image: leave image_url<\/code> empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> or install from the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n\n
Do I need an OG Pilot account?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
\nWhen you click Connect with OG Pilot<\/strong>, OAuth can automatically create\/link your OG Pilot account using your site details.\nThe connect form pre-fills your current admin email, and you can edit it before starting OAuth.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhich post types are supported?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
post<\/code> and page<\/code>. If WooCommerce is active, product<\/code> is also available.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I set site-wide defaults and then override per entry?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is there a guided onboarding flow?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Which templates are available in the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
blog_post<\/code>, podcast<\/code>, portfolio<\/code>, book<\/code>, event<\/code>, product<\/code>, company<\/code>, and github<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I assign templates automatically by post type or taxonomy?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How does image generation get triggered?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will page loads block while OG Pilot generates images?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How long does generation take?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I regenerate all images after changing defaults?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I import existing SEO\/Open Graph fields?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What does the cache busting setting do?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What happens after trial\/subscription ends?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this plugin deactivate itself if payment fails?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What happens to force refresh and bulk regenerate when subscription is inactive?<\/h3><\/dt>\n