WordPress plugin comparison

Force Regenerate Thumbnails vs WP Popular Posts Widget

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.7

WP Popular Posts Widget

by Nashita

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for WP Popular Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Force Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 689 times, WP Popular Posts Widget about 1.
WP Popular Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Feb 17, 2026, against Jul 5, 2019 for WP Popular Posts Widget.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for WP Popular Posts Widget.
Force Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for WP Popular Posts Widget.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Regenerate Thumbnails	WP Popular Posts Widget
Popular rank	#230	#55,168
Active installs	200K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	20.6K	34
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	5.2.4

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