WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs Thumbnail Upscale

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

Thumbnail Upscale

by Stanislav Khromov

3K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 3K+ for Thumbnail Upscale.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, Thumbnail Upscale about 20.
Thumbnail Upscale is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 4.7 from 186 reviews.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Thumbnail Upscale.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.6.30 for Thumbnail Upscale.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Thumbnail Upscale.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	Thumbnail Upscale
Popular rank	#230	#3,744
Active installs	200K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.6K	443
Rating	4.7(186)	4.8(22)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.6.30
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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