WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Categories vs Regenerate Thumbnails
At a glance
- Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Featured Categories.
- On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, Featured Categories about 1.
- Featured Categories has no reviews yet.
- Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2025, against Jul 16, 2011 for Featured Categories.
- Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.2.1 for Featured Categories.
- Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Featured Categories.
Line by line
Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Featured Categories |  Regenerate Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,695 | #64 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 67.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(396) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.2.1 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.83 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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