WordPress plugin comparison
Crop Thumbnails vs Modern Image Formats
Crop Thumbnails
by Volkmar Kantor
40K+ installs4.6
Modern Image Formats
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs3.6
At a glance
- Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 40K+ for Crop Thumbnails.
- On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,126 times, Crop Thumbnails about 227.
- Crop Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 67 reviews, against 3.6 from 26 reviews.
- Crop Thumbnails was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Modern Image Formats.
- Modern Image Formats resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Crop Thumbnails.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Crop Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2023 for Modern Image Formats.
Line by line
Modern Image Formats leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Crop Thumbnails | Modern Image Formats |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #809 | #355 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.3K | 28.8K |
| Rating | 4.6(67) | 3.6(26) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.99 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | today | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 7.4 |
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