Force Regenerate Thumbnails

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ edbellsmokeandbooze

   2mo ago

   GOOD! I just clicked to start the process without checking any options and it seems to delete all old thumbnails to then create the new ones needed by my new theme, is it correct ?

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2. ★★★★★ barnabas1

   7mo ago

   Absolutely great plugin. Fixed my bad looking woocommerce thumbnails that were generated with wrong dimensions in the past. This topic was modified 6 months ago by barnabas1.

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3. ★★★★★ koultti

   9mo ago

   I was completely stuck—my site was overloaded with heavy PNG images and more than 100,000 unnecessary thumbnails. I was seriously considering deleting everything and rebuilding the whole site from scratch. Every thumbnail regeneration plugin I tried would either freeze, fail to delete the old thumbnails, or just generate even more useless image sizes. Then I found this plugin, and honestly, it was a game changer. I used it together with two other tools:• Image Sizes Controller by GrandPlugins — I disabled every thumbnail size I didn’t need and kept only the one that mattered. Before that, WordPress was generating around 10 different sizes for each image.• Plus WebP or AVIF by Katsushi Kawamori — This one converts any uploaded image to WebP with adjustable quality and deletes the original file. Simply perfect. Now my website is faster than a bullet. After installing and configuring the other two plugins, I tested everything and then started the full thumbnail regeneration process using Force Regenerate Thumbnails. To my surprise, it worked flawlessly: no freezing, no errors, and the whole process was impressively fast. All the old oversized images were completely removed, and every thumbnail was regenerated exactly as needed. A HUGE THANK YOU to the developer of this plugin. You genuinely saved my project. Wishing you all the good things in the world!

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4. ★★★★★ jofer

   10mo ago

   It works very well! Thank you!!

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5. ★★★★★ stefansic

   1.2y ago

   The plugin regenerates the image sizes that are registered. It deletes the unregistered ones AND it also seems to repair the meta data. Impressive! Thank you very much!

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6. ★★★★★ Ivan

   1.6y ago

   After trying other plugins unsuccessfully, this one worked!

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7. ★★★★★ matutino

   1.6y ago

   Unlike other plugins that claim doing the same, this one works and still every image keeps being displayed correctly on the site. Thanks for this great tool!

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8. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   1.7y ago

   Von aktuell ca. 38.000 Bildern werden immer nur um die 50 bearbeitet und davon kommt abwechselnd bei 10 bis 20 ein Fehler. Da die Fehler immer bei anderen Bildern kommen, ist das auch ein Fehler vom Plugin. Nach den 50 bis 60 Bildern geht es dann gar nicht mehr weiter. Fazit: Leider komplett unbrauchbar das Plugin.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.3.0 Release Date – February 17, 2026 added: WP_CLI command: force-regenerate-thumbnails props @realmranshuman fixed: PHP 8.5 compatibility 2.3.0
2. — Version 2.2.2 Release Date – June 3, 2025 fixed: PHP notice when regenerating select images 2.2.2
3. — Version 2.2.1 Release Date – November 12, 2024 added: list of active image sizes when regenerating thumbs for all images 2.2.1
4. — Version 2.2.0 Release Date – September 17, 2024 added: regen process can be resumed fixed: nonce expiration stops regen process fixed: JS errors on thumb regen page 2.2.0
5. — Version 2.1.4 Release Date – April 23, 2024 fixed: thumb removal via metadata not working due to undefined variable 2.1.4
6. — Version 2.1.3 Release Date – September 13, 2023 changed: use updated coding standards fixed: WP image edits lost if pre-scaled original is used for thumbnail generation 2.1.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 37 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Plus 13 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-11-18 300K+ → 200K+ down after 791 days in tier
2. 2023-09-19 400K+ → 300K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B
• Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• E Easy Add Thumbnail 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• OTF Regenerate Thumbnails 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Thumbnail Upscale 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Fix Media Library 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D

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Force Regenerate Thumbnails: 200K+ active installs, 4.7★ (184 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/force-regenerate-thumbnails