WordPress plugin comparison

Empirical Responsive Images vs Force Regenerate Thumbnails

Empirical Responsive Images

by Jesus Iniesta

Fewer than 10 installs

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for Empirical Responsive Images.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 666 times, Empirical Responsive Images about 6.
Empirical Responsive Images has no reviews yet.
Empirical Responsive Images was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 17, 2026 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Empirical Responsive Images is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Empirical Responsive Images.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Empirical Responsive Images	Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#68,412	#230
Active installs	Fewer than 10	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	327	20.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(186)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.92
Last release	8 days ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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