WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Letterbox Thumbnails

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

Letterbox Thumbnails

by dark_diesel

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Letterbox Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 666 times, Letterbox Thumbnails about 5.
Letterbox Thumbnails is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 186 reviews.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against May 22, 2019 for Letterbox Thumbnails.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Letterbox Thumbnails.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Letterbox Thumbnails.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	Letterbox Thumbnails
Popular rank	#230	#44,465
Active installs	200K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.7K	136
Rating	4.7(186)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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