WordPress plugin comparison
Regenerate Thumbnails vs Thumbnail Manager
At a glance
- Regenerate Thumbnails has more active installs: 1M+, against 200+ for Thumbnail Manager.
- On a typical day, Regenerate Thumbnails is downloaded about 2,600 times, Thumbnail Manager about 26.
- Thumbnail Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 396 reviews.
- Thumbnail Manager was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Aug 20, 2025 for Regenerate Thumbnails.
- Thumbnail Manager resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Regenerate Thumbnails.
- Thumbnail Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Regenerate Thumbnails.
- Regenerate Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2008, against 2025 for Thumbnail Manager.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Regenerate Thumbnails |  Thumbnail Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #64 | #12,133 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 67.3K | 694 |
| Rating | 4.6(396) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.83 | ×0.54 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
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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