WordPress plugin comparison
Regenerate Thumbnails vs SideNails
At a glance
- Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for SideNails.
- On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, SideNails about 1.
- SideNails 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 21, 2012 for SideNails.
- Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.3.2 for SideNails.
- Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for SideNails.
Line by line
Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Regenerate Thumbnails |  SideNails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #64 | #43,060 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 67.3K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.6(396) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.83 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 14 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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