WordPress plugin comparison

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) vs Regenerate Thumbnails

External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)

by Puvox Software

100+ installs5.0

Regenerate Thumbnails

by Alex Mills

1M+ installs4.6

At a glance

Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 100+ for External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail).
On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,547 times, External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) about 3.
External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 396 reviews.
Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2025, against Oct 30, 2024 for External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail).
Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.5.14 for External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail).
Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2018 for External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail).

Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)	Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#16,109	#64
Active installs	100+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	67.6K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.6(396)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.5.14	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.83
Last release	2 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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