WordPress plugin comparison
Manual Image Crop vs WPThumb
At a glance
- Manual Image Crop has more active installs: 7K+, against 800+ for WPThumb.
- On a typical day, Manual Image Crop is downloaded about 65 times, WPThumb about 7.
- WPThumb is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.1 from 56 reviews.
- Manual Image Crop was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Apr 1, 2014 for WPThumb.
- Manual Image Crop is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for WPThumb.
- WPThumb has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Manual Image Crop.
Line by line
Manual Image Crop leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Manual Image Crop |  WPThumb |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,484 | #7,548 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 109 |
| Rating | 4.1(56) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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