Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Thumbnail Upscale (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Thumbnail Upscale has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 22 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Thumbnail Upscale has 44K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Thumbnail Upscale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 22 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 44K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Age | 13 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 3.5.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 1.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Thumbnail Upscale
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Thumbnail Upscale averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
Thumbnail Upscale Reviews
Still works
That was a pleasant surprise. Still works and did a good job upscaling the image thumbnails.
It’s still relevant god damn it
Whaaaaat? You don’t use this plugin? It’s good.
Not working 100% anymore
I’ve been using this great plugin for a number of years with no problems. It still works for some images but I have been getting blank images returned. I believe it’s something to do with the srcset p
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