AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild vs Advanced Random Posts Widget (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Random Posts Widget
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 90 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild has accumulated 851K+ total downloads while Advanced Random Posts Widget has 216K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild | Advanced Random Posts Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 90 | ◄ | 39 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 851K+ | ◄ | 216K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 years ago | ► | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Age | 17 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.8+ | 4.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.14 | 2.2.1 |
Rating Breakdown
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild
Advanced Random Posts Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild averaged approximately 63 daily downloads while Advanced Random Posts Widget averaged 22.
Recent Reviews
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild Reviews
Still Works Great!
With over 4K images on my site, it’s impossible to get “Regenerate Thumbnails” in Woocommerce to complete. This takes care of it in a couple hours without taking a break. Thank you! Running WordP
Seems to be a dead plugin
No replies to support queries for over a year so it seems like a dead plugin. hopefully you backup your site before trying this.
This should be in Core
This is a great plugin, easy to use and it should be in Core in some way or form. It’s ridiculous that Woo does automatic thumbnail regeneration, but WP Core doesn’t. Thanks for this.
Advanced Random Posts Widget Reviews
Thank you so much for this plugin
This is a super helpful plugin. Thank you so much for this.
Great Plugin
this is a great useful plugin but need to be updated!
It’s awesome – but needs “update” to clear security flag
This plug-in works so well it hasn’t needed any updates for 2 years. Nothing out there matches it. However, because it hasn’t been updated in so long my security software is now flagging it as “abando
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