WordPress plugin comparison

Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer vs Regenerate Thumbnails

Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer

by Nick Ciske

40+ installs5.0

Regenerate Thumbnails

by Alex Mills

1M+ installs4.6

At a glance

Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 40+ for Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer.
On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,547 times, Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer about 3.
Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 396 reviews.
Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2025, against Mar 27, 2014 for Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer.
Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.7.41 for Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer.
Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer.

Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Media Library Thumbnail Enhancer	Regenerate Thumbnails
Popular rank	#22,472	#64
Active installs	40+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	67.6K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(396)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.7.41	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.83
Last release	12 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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