WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes

by WP Zone

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 200+ for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 666 times, Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes about 4.
Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 186 reviews.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against Aug 12, 2024 for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2021 for Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	Force Update Check for Plugins and Themes
Popular rank	#230	#12,528
Active installs	200K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.7K	88
Rating	4.7(186)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.08
Last release	8 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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