Regenerate Thumbnails vs Force Regenerate Thumbnails (2026)

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

Regenerate Thumbnails

Regenerate Thumbnails

4.6(395)

1.0M+ active installs

Free

Updated 7 months ago
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Force Regenerate Thumbnails

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

4.7(183)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month 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) while Regenerate Thumbnails leads in active installations (1.0M+ vs 200K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Regenerate Thumbnails has accumulated 22M+ total downloads while Force Regenerate Thumbnails has 4.9M+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails4.7/5
Total Reviews
395Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails183
Active Installs
1.0M+Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails200K+
Total Downloads
22M+Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails4.9M+
Support Resolution
N/ARegenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate ThumbnailsN/A
Last Updated
7 months agoRegenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails1 month ago
First Released
2008Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails2012
Age
18 yearsRegenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails14 years
WP Requires
4.7+Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails6.6+
PHP Requires
5.2.4+Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails7.4+
Business Model
FreeRegenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate ThumbnailsFree
Latest Version
3.1.6Regenerate Thumbnails
Force Regenerate Thumbnails2.3.0

Rating Breakdown

Regenerate Thumbnails

4.6/5(395 reviews)
5
86%
4
5%
3
1%
2
2%
1
7%

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

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

Recent Reviews

Regenerate Thumbnails Reviews

by zack00

Works Pretty Well

Used it to fix image sizes after changing my theme. Did the job without much hassle. Took some time but worked fine. Pretty useful plugin overall. tnx to the devs for keeping it simple.

by JHouse

Very, very, very happy with the results

For layout and design purposes, I opted to increase the size of all my featured image thumbnails moving forward, but you guessed it, I still had to resize the previous photos. Well, this plugin handle

by chrisdubea

Screwed all the references to images in a Portrait orientation

Yea, That was stupid. Foolishly used this, still don’t know why. Screwed up all my references to images in a Portrait orientation. Luckily I was able to figure it out and with Better Search Re

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!!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Regenerate Thumbnails or Force Regenerate Thumbnails more popular?
Regenerate Thumbnails has 1.0M+ active installations while Force Regenerate Thumbnails has 200K+. Regenerate Thumbnails is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Regenerate Thumbnails or Force Regenerate Thumbnails?
Regenerate Thumbnails has a 4.6/5 rating from 395 reviews, while Force Regenerate Thumbnails has a 4.7/5 rating from 183 reviews.
Are Regenerate Thumbnails and Force Regenerate Thumbnails free?
Regenerate Thumbnails is free and Force Regenerate Thumbnails is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Regenerate Thumbnails or Force Regenerate 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?
Regenerate Thumbnails was last updated 7 months ago and Force Regenerate Thumbnails was last updated 1 month ago.

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