WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Gallery with thumbnail slider

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

Gallery with thumbnail slider

by Galaxy Weblinks

3K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 3K+ for Gallery with thumbnail slider.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 666 times, Gallery with thumbnail slider about 27.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 186 reviews, against 3.8 from 9 reviews.
Gallery with thumbnail slider was updated more recently: Jun 9, 2026, against Feb 17, 2026 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Gallery with thumbnail slider resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.
Gallery with thumbnail slider 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 2019 for Gallery with thumbnail slider.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	Gallery with thumbnail slider
Popular rank	#230	#3,934
Active installs	200K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.7K	388
Rating	4.7(186)	3.8(9)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.76
Last release	8 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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