WordPress plugin comparison
Regenerate Thumbnails vs SmartCrop
At a glance
- Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 30+ for SmartCrop.
- On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, SmartCrop about 2.
- SmartCrop 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 Feb 19, 2018 for SmartCrop.
- Regenerate Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.9.35 for SmartCrop.
- Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2018 for SmartCrop.
Line by line
Regenerate Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Regenerate Thumbnails |  SmartCrop |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #64 | #23,575 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 67.3K | 63 |
| Rating | 4.6(396) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.83 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.4 |
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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