WordPress plugin comparison
Crop Thumbnails vs Custom Thumbnail Generator
Crop Thumbnails
by Volkmar Kantor
40K+ installs4.6
Custom Thumbnail Generator
by Subrata Sarkar
20+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Crop Thumbnails has more active installs: 40K+, against 20+ for Custom Thumbnail Generator.
- On a typical day, Crop Thumbnails is downloaded about 227 times, Custom Thumbnail Generator about 2.
- Custom Thumbnail Generator is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.6 from 67 reviews.
- Custom Thumbnail Generator was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 8, 2026 for Crop Thumbnails.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Crop Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Custom Thumbnail Generator.
Line by line
Crop Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Crop Thumbnails | Custom Thumbnail Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #809 | #27,740 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.2K | 73 |
| Rating | 4.6(67) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.16 | ×0.24 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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