WordPress plugin comparison

Force First and Last Name as Display Name vs Force Regenerate Thumbnails

Force First and Last Name as Display Name

by Andrew Lima

2K+ installs4.3

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 2K+ for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, Force First and Last Name as Display Name about 18.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 186 reviews, against 4.3 from 18 reviews.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name was updated more recently: Jul 21, 2026, against Feb 17, 2026 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Force First and Last Name as Display Name	Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#4,842	#230
Active installs	2K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	396	20.6K
Rating	4.3(18)	4.7(186)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.92
Last release	3 months ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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