WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) vs Force Regenerate Thumbnails

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

by Themeisle

40K+ installs3.8

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 40K+ for Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail).
On a typical day, Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is downloaded about 706 times, Force Regenerate Thumbnails about 689.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 186 reviews, against 3.8 from 119 reviews.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Feb 17, 2026 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)	Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#799	#230
Active installs	40K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37.8K	20.6K
Rating	3.8(119)	4.7(186)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.92
Last release	5 days ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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