WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs RB External Thumbnail

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

RB External Thumbnail

by Rodrigo Brito

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 70+ for RB External Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, RB External Thumbnail about 3.
RB External Thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 186 reviews.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against Apr 6, 2017 for RB External Thumbnail.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for RB External Thumbnail.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for RB External Thumbnail.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	RB External Thumbnail
Popular rank	#230	#18,485
Active installs	200K+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.6K	64
Rating	4.7(186)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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