Image Studio (create diagrams and featured images one at a time)
Create diagrams, featured images, illustrations, and free-prompt images one at a time, without writing an article
You don't need to write an article to create images
Under "Sorabun > Image Studio" (Pro and the Cloud edition), you can create diagrams, featured images, and illustrations one at a time. It uses the same instructions as article generation (the diagram's type, your sample artwork, your logo), so the images come out looking just like the ones that go into your articles. The finished image is added to the Media Library (it isn't linked to any article).
| Type | What you provide | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Diagram (flow, steps, comparison) | A title, plus bullet points or prose for the content | The AI organizes it into a flow, steps, or comparison, and produces a diagram with Japanese text. You can also specify the type yourself |
| Featured image / banner | A title | Same look as an article's featured image. If you have sample images and a logo set up, it leans toward those. You can choose whether to overlay text or not |
| Illustration | The scene you want depicted | No text is drawn (garbled text stands out the most). People are kept small, and hands aren't shown |
| Free prompt | Your instructions, as they are | Only the art style and "no text" are added, and it's passed through as is |
You can choose an aspect ratio from 16:9 (for articles), 4:3, 1:1 (for social media), and 9:16.
After the image is created
- Download: saves it as is
- Copy URL: the image's URL
- Copy HTML for your article: the same markup used for diagrams in Sorabun's articles (a figure and caption). In the block editor, paste it into a "Custom HTML" block
- Open in Media: opens the Media Library's edit screen
- One more with the same settings: if you don't like it, you can create it again
At the bottom of the screen, "Recently created images" lists what you've made on this screen, newest first. From there you can copy the URL or HTML, or delete an image.
What you need, and the cost
You need a key for generating images (Gemini or OpenAI). Since a diagram has its content organized by AI first, this also uses one call to your article-writing AI. On the Cloud edition, each image uses 0.25 of an article's worth of quota (the same estimate applies to recreating one).
Sample images and your logo
The sample images and logo under "Settings > Image generation" also apply to the diagrams and featured images you create here. If you want to keep your site's diagrams consistent in style, register your samples first.