Best thumbshot plugins for WordPress
The most popular thumbshot plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Apercite leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Thumbshots plugin (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “thumbshot” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 thumbshot plugins
- 1.
AperciteThe most installed thumbshot plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
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Thumbshots plugin10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 2 plugins tagged “thumbshot”
Apercite
Down in the last 7 days:7,998#43,671by Francis16 years ago
The aim of this plugin is to display a thumbnail when hovering over a link in the blog posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Thumbshots plugin
#48,491by sam2kb6 years ago
This plugin uses the Thumbshots.RU API to replace special tags in posts with website screenshots. Note: This plugin is no longer maintained.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.5(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day