KAPOW Image Recommendation
KAPOW Image Recommendation plugin can analyse the text from your posts and pages and return relevant, freely usable images from unsplash.com.
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- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where KAPOW Image Recommendation stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| images | >100 |
| media | >100 |
| photos | >100 |
| recommendation | >100 |
| unsplash | >100 |
About KAPOW Image Recommendation
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
If you are a digital content author, KAPOW Image Recomendation, developed by BrightMinded and Dash, can help you speed up the process of finding relevant, free-to-use images and photos to complement and enhance your copy.
This is because KAPOW can read and analyse your copy, infer what the important concepts are and perform targeted searches on various platforms of freely usable images like Unsplash and Pixabay.
Features include:
- Analyse the entire post/page copy by simply clicking on the KAPOW media button.
- Select only parts of your page or post to focus the scope of the analysis.
- Selection works in both Text and Visual mode.
- Allow for more or less creative freedom when searching images by configuring basic settings of the analyser like degree of topic relevance.
The KAPOW image recommendation plugin comes with a default API Key for the KAPOW Image Recommendation service. With the default API Key, images are sourced exclusively from Unsplash. Contact us to enquire about other image sources.
Limitations
- KAPOW currently will not work with the Gutenberg editor and will require the classic editor to be enabled instead.
- For now, the KAPOW Image Recommendation plugin only works with English text.
Support
- If you have issues or questions about the KAPOW Image Recommendation Plugin, visit the plugin’s forum.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Threshold slider do in the KAPOW admin settings
Through the Threshold slider you can specify the range of related concepts that you want to allow for the search. Specifically, KAPOW will analyse your copy and identify the core topics. However, a topic can be related to other concepts. For example, if you are talking about knights this could be related to history, literature or even chess. The larger the value you set for Threshold the closer KAPOW remains to the main topics. If you want KAPOW to explore further afield just lower the Threshold value. This typically results in a larger number of images returned. Thus, if KAPOW doesn’t…
What does the Minimum Topic Score (MTS) slider do in the KAPOW admin settings
KAPOW analyses your text to identify the core topics. KAPOW expresses the confidence it has about the relevance of a topic in the form of a score. The higher this score the more confident KAPOW is about the relevance of a topic. If you set a high value to the MTS parameter, KAPOW will dismiss any topics that score lower than that value. Sometimes however, you may purposely want to allow topics that score lower in order to create more variety and surprise in the images returned. The lower the MTS value, the more topics are allowed and therefore, typically, more images will be returned. As…
What does the Number of Images per Keyword (NIK) do in the KAPOW admin settings
It allows you to set the approximate number of image suggestions for each topic and concept extracted from your text.
Changelog
1.0.1
- This version fixes the text selection bug whereby inserting an image replaced the selected text.
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FAQ
KAPOW Image Recommendation: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026
Is KAPOW Image Recommendation free?
Yes. KAPOW Image Recommendation is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is KAPOW Image Recommendation safe to use in 2026?
KAPOW Image Recommendation shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use KAPOW Image Recommendation?
KAPOW Image Recommendation is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,276 times since it launched in June 2021. It was downloaded 49 times in the last 30 days.
Does KAPOW Image Recommendation work with WordPress 7.1?
KAPOW Image Recommendation is officially tested up to WordPress 6.0.17, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does KAPOW Image Recommendation need?
KAPOW Image Recommendation requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was KAPOW Image Recommendation last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on May 25, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes KAPOW Image Recommendation?
KAPOW Image Recommendation is developed and maintained by brightminded.
What are the best alternatives to KAPOW Image Recommendation?
The most popular alternatives to KAPOW Image Recommendation are Autoptimize (800K+ installs), WebP Express (300K+ installs) and Responsive Lightbox & Galle… (100K+ installs).
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