WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs WP Category Thumbnail

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

WP Category Thumbnail

by NetTantra

40+ installs

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against 40+ for WP Category Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, WP Category Thumbnail about 7.
WP Category Thumbnail has no reviews yet.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against Sep 16, 2019 for WP Category Thumbnail.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for WP Category Thumbnail.
WP Category Thumbnail has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Force Regenerate Thumbnails.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	WP Category Thumbnail
Popular rank	#230	#21,818
Active installs	200K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	20.6K	155
Rating	4.7(186)	No ratings
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	5.6

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