WordPress plugin comparison

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild vs Force Regenerate Thumbnails

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild

by junkcoder

30K+ installs4.8

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 30K+ for AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 666 times, AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild about 222.
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 90 reviews, against 4.7 from 186 reviews.
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Feb 17, 2026 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild	Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#1,040	#230
Active installs	30K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5K	20.7K
Rating	4.8(90)	4.7(186)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.92
Last release	2 months ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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