WordPress plugin comparison

Delete Thumbnails vs Disable Generate Thumbnails

Delete Thumbnails

by David Sword

100+ installs3.9

Disable Generate Thumbnails

by Katsushi Kawamori

6K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Generate Thumbnails has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for Delete Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Disable Generate Thumbnails is downloaded about 31 times, Delete Thumbnails about 3.
Disable Generate Thumbnails is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.9 from 15 reviews.
Disable Generate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 6, 2017 for Delete Thumbnails.
Disable Generate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Delete Thumbnails.
Delete Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Disable Generate Thumbnails.

Disable Generate Thumbnails leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Delete Thumbnails	Disable Generate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#14,486	#2,779
Active installs	100+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	914
Rating	3.9(15)	5.0(16)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.82
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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