WordPress plugin comparison
Regenerate Thumbnails vs Require Thumbnail
Regenerate Thumbnails
by Alex Mills
1M+ installs4.6
Require Thumbnail
by Tobias Nyholm
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Require Thumbnail.
- On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,715 times, Require Thumbnail about 1.
- Require Thumbnail has no reviews yet.
- Regenerate Thumbnails was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2025, against Nov 8, 2010 for Require Thumbnail.
- Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.0.5 for Require Thumbnail.
- Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Require Thumbnail.
Line by line
Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Regenerate Thumbnails | Require Thumbnail |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #64 | – |
| Active installs | 1M+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 64.9K | 18 |
| Rating | 4.6(396) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 3.0.5 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.83 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 16 years 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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