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Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Force First and Last Name as Display… (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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Force First and Last Name as Display…

Force First and Last Name as Display…

4.3(18)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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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 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Force Regenerate Thumbnails has accumulated 4.9M+ total downloads while Force First and Last Name as Display… has 32K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Force First and Last Name as Display…4.3/5
Total Reviews
183Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Force First and Last Name as Display…18
Active Installs
200K+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Force First and Last Name as Display…2.0K+
Total Downloads
4.9M+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
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Force First and Last Name as Display…32K+
Support Resolution
N/AForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…N/A
Last Updated
1 month agoForce Regenerate Thumbnails
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Force First and Last Name as Display…1 year ago
First Released
2012Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…2013
Age
14 yearsForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…13 years
WP Requires
6.6+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…5.2+
PHP Requires
7.4+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…false+
Business Model
FreeForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…Free
Latest Version
2.3.0Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Force First and Last Name as Display…1.2.2

Rating Breakdown

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

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

Force First and Last Name as Display…

4.3/5(18 reviews)
5
78%
4
6%
3
0%
2
0%
1
17%

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!!

Force First and Last Name as Display… Reviews

by Andrew

Отлично!

То, что надо! Одной кнопкой изменяет для всех сразу отображаемое имя. Сразу навёл порядок.

by Lucas

Great plugin

It does what it is supposed to do. Good plugin.

by Suki

a must have

What is really useful is that it HIDES THE “PUBLIC DISPLAY NAME” FIELD WHEN EDITING USER NOTE: If only the “Last name” is filled in, it takes the username. This topic was modified 8 months,

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Force First and Last Name as Display… more popular?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has 200K+ active installations while Force First and Last Name as Display… has 2.0K+. Force Regenerate Thumbnails is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Force First and Last Name as Display…?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has a 4.7/5 rating from 183 reviews, while Force First and Last Name as Display… has a 4.3/5 rating from 18 reviews.
Are Force Regenerate Thumbnails and Force First and Last Name as Display… free?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is free and Force First and Last Name as Display… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Force First and Last Name as Display…?
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 Force First and Last Name as Display… was last updated 1 year ago.

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