WordPress plugin comparison
Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs SmartCrop
At a glance
- Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 30+ for SmartCrop.
- On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, SmartCrop about 2.
- SmartCrop is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 186 reviews.
- Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against Feb 19, 2018 for SmartCrop.
- Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for SmartCrop.
- Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for SmartCrop.
Line by line
Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Force Regenerate Thumbnails |  SmartCrop |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #230 | #23,575 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20.6K | 63 |
| Rating | 4.7(186) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.92 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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