WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Post Thumbnail Column

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

Post Thumbnail Column

by silver530

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Post Thumbnail Column.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, Post Thumbnail Column about 1.
Post Thumbnail Column 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 25, 2014 for Post Thumbnail Column.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.9.40 for Post Thumbnail Column.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Post Thumbnail Column.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	Post Thumbnail Column
Popular rank	#230	#29,032
Active installs	200K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.6K	18
Rating	4.7(186)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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