Social Image Generator Jetpack

My quest for effortlessly generating attractive social media images culminated with the discovery of Social Image Generator. I initially discussed it extensively on ShopTalk and our Discord community (accessible via Patreon). Andy Bell then pointed me towards Daniel Post's plugin, leading to an immediate purchase and installation. Subsequent conversations with Daniel on Twitter evolved into detailed discussions about the plugin and its potential. He even helped me customize the designs and develop logic for generating varied social media images based on available data (e.g., using a specific design for quotes).

Automattic, a long-time sponsor of this site, frequently features Jetpack (which I heavily use). Jetpack also offers social media tools (as detailed in my video). Recognizing the synergy, I suggested integrating Social Image Generator into Jetpack. The Automattic team embraced the idea, leading to an introduction to Daniel in May. Now, in September, the acquisition is complete: Jetpack Acquires WordPress Plugin Social ImageGenerator.

“Social Image Generator's functionality seemed a perfect fit with our existing social media tools,” said James Grierson, Jetpack's General Manager. “I anticipate significant future improvements to functionality and user experience. Our social product aims to help content creators reach wider audiences through better distribution and engagement. Social Image Generator will be crucial in achieving this for our customers.”

Daniel will join Jetpack to further develop Social Image Generator and integrate it with Jetpack's social media features.

Rob Pugh

Congratulations to Daniel! My vision is to eventually generate social media images using standard WordPress PHP templates. The challenge lies in needing a screenshotting tool like Puppeteer or Playwright, which isn't standard in WordPress. However, Jetpack's cloud-based capabilities make this a realistic possibility.

WP Tavern also reported on the news:

Automattic actively seeks innovative WordPress solutions. Social Image Generator carved a unique niche with its intuitive WordPress integration, impressing our plugin reviewer, Justin Tadlock, in a recent review.

“Automattic expressed their appreciation for my plugin,” Post stated. “We then explored collaboration possibilities. Chris Coyier from CSS-Tricks, a user of both our products, facilitated the introduction.”

Sarah Gooding

I'm naturally thrilled about this development.

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