WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) vs Regenerate Thumbnails

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

by Themeisle

40K+ installs3.8

Regenerate Thumbnails

by Alex Mills

1M+ installs4.6

At a glance

Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 40K+ for Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail).
On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) about 706.
Regenerate Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 396 reviews, against 3.8 from 119 reviews.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Aug 20, 2025 for Regenerate Thumbnails.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Regenerate Thumbnails.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Regenerate Thumbnails.
Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail).

Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)	Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#799	#64
Active installs	40K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	37.8K	67.3K
Rating	3.8(119)	4.6(396)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.83
Last release	5 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2.4

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