WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Post with thumbnail vs Regenerate Thumbnails

At a glance

Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 300+ for Featured Post with thumbnail.
On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, Featured Post with thumbnail about 6.
Featured Post with thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 396 reviews.
Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2025, against Sep 21, 2012 for Featured Post with thumbnail.
Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.4.2 for Featured Post with thumbnail.
Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Featured Post with thumbnail.

Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Post with thumbnail	Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#10,327	#64
Active installs	300+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	116	67.3K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.6(396)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.4.2	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.83
Last release	14 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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