Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Multiple Post Thumbnails (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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Multiple Post Thumbnails

Multiple Post Thumbnails

4.7(42)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 7 years 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 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Force Regenerate Thumbnails has accumulated 4.9M+ total downloads while Multiple Post Thumbnails has 519K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails4.7/5
Total Reviews
183Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails42
Active Installs
200K+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails20K+
Total Downloads
4.9M+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails519K+
Support Resolution
N/AForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post ThumbnailsN/A
Last Updated
1 month agoForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails7 years ago
First Released
2012Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails2010
Age
14 yearsForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails16 years
WP Requires
6.6+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails2.9.2+
PHP Requires
7.4+Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails5.6+
Business Model
FreeForce Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post ThumbnailsFree
Latest Version
2.3.0Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Multiple Post Thumbnails1.7

Rating Breakdown

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

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

Multiple Post Thumbnails

4.7/5(42 reviews)
5
90%
4
2%
3
0%
2
0%
1
7%

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!!

Multiple Post Thumbnails Reviews

by Sven Woltmann

Not working with WordPress 5.4 and Gutenberg editor

I don’t see any option to add a secondary feature image.

by Lox

Works as espected

Very nice extensions for developers This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by Lox.

by karhu

Not working with WP version 4.7.1.

I updated the plugin from 1.3 version to 1.6.6. but it didn’t work anymore. When I selected an image as an additional post thumbnail, the pop-up window closed but the selected image didn’t appear in p

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Multiple Post Thumbnails more popular?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has 200K+ active installations while Multiple Post Thumbnails has 20K+. Force Regenerate Thumbnails is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Multiple Post Thumbnails?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has a 4.7/5 rating from 183 reviews, while Multiple Post Thumbnails has a 4.7/5 rating from 42 reviews.
Are Force Regenerate Thumbnails and Multiple Post Thumbnails free?
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is free and Multiple Post Thumbnails is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Force Regenerate Thumbnails or Multiple Post Thumbnails?
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 Multiple Post Thumbnails was last updated 7 years ago.

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