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Best thumb plugins for WordPress

The most popular thumb plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Thumbnail Editor leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of thumbGen (100+) and WP-Choose-Thumb (20+). All 8 plugins tagged “thumb” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 8 thumb plugins

  1. 1.
    Thumbnail Editor

    The most installed thumb plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 5 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  2. 2.
    thumbGen

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  3. 3.
    WP-Choose-Thumb

    20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  4. 4.
    real.PostImages

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

  5. 5.
    Thumbar Rating Plugin

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  6. 6.
    Icons for Plugins

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  7. 7.
    Recent Post Lazy Load

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  8. 8.
    Easy Vote

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

All 8 plugins tagged “thumb”