WordPress plugin comparison
RB External Thumbnail vs Regenerate Thumbnails
RB External Thumbnail
by Rodrigo Brito
70+ installs5.0
Regenerate Thumbnails
by Alex Mills
1M+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 70+ for RB External Thumbnail.
- On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, RB External Thumbnail about 3.
- RB External Thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 396 reviews.
- Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2025, against Apr 6, 2017 for RB External Thumbnail.
- Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.7.39 for RB External Thumbnail.
- Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for RB External Thumbnail.
Line by line
Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | RB External Thumbnail | Regenerate Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,485 | #64 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 64 | 67.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.6(396) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.83 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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