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Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Easy Add Thumbnail (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

4.7(183)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
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Easy Add Thumbnail

Easy Add Thumbnail

4.5(52)

8.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago
View Easy Add Thumbnail

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Force Regenerate Thumbnails has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 183 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Force Regenerate Thumbnails has accumulated 4.9M+ total downloads while Easy Add Thumbnail has 168K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Easy Add Thumbnail4.5/5
Total Reviews
183Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Easy Add Thumbnail52
Active Installs
200K+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Easy Add Thumbnail8.0K+
Total Downloads
4.9M+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Easy Add Thumbnail168K+
Support Resolution
N/AForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add ThumbnailN/A
Last Updated
1 month agoForce Regenerate Thumbnails
◄
Easy Add Thumbnail2 years ago
First Released
2012Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add Thumbnail2010
Age
14 yearsForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add Thumbnail16 years
WP Requires
6.6+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add Thumbnail4.7+
PHP Requires
7.4+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add Thumbnail5.6+
Business Model
FreeForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add ThumbnailFree
Latest Version
2.3.0Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Easy Add Thumbnail1.1.3

Rating Breakdown

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

4.7/5(183 reviews)
5
88%
4
4%
3
0%
2
2%
1
5%

Easy Add Thumbnail

4.5/5(52 reviews)
5
85%
4
2%
3
0%
2
2%
1
12%

Recent Reviews

Force Regenerate Thumbnails Reviews

by barnabas1

What you need

Absolutely great plugin. Fixed my bad looking woocommerce thumbnails that were generated with wrong dimensions in the past. This topic was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by barnabas1.

by koultti

This plugin literally saved my website with over 50,000 products.

I was completely stuck—my site was overloaded with heavy PNG images and more than 100,000 unnecessary thumbnails. I was seriously considering deleting everything and rebuilding the whole site from scr

by jofer

Solve the problem!

It works very well! Thank you!!

Easy Add Thumbnail Reviews

by yourautisticlife

requires you to modify code if you want to exclude pages

That’s exactly what I DO NOT WANT TO DO. Many years ago, I had an installation which required custom code. It was a pain to maintain.

by stanilund

Perfect!

Does exactly what is expected, nothing less, nothing more.

by Yorsh

Fantástico

Funciona a la perfección. Lo utilicé luego de migrar una web que no contaba con imagen destacada. Ahora, una mejora interesante es que se pueda especificar el post-type al que se quiere intervenir; ta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Easy Add Thumbnail more popular?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has 200K+ active installations while Easy Add Thumbnail has 8.0K+. Force Regenerate Thumbnails is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Easy Add Thumbnail?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has a 4.7/5 rating from 183 reviews, while Easy Add Thumbnail has a 4.5/5 rating from 52 reviews.
Are Force Regenerate Thumbnails and Easy Add Thumbnail free?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is free and Easy Add Thumbnail is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Easy Add Thumbnail?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was last updated 1 month ago and Easy Add Thumbnail was last updated 2 years ago.

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