reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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. ★★★★★ cosiek

   7mo ago

   I wanted to highlight the great support. During usage of PRO version I observed some bug, which was quickly fixed by Team. I really appreciate it and thanks to that I cleaned my disk space on server. Thank you!

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2. ★★★★★ videoopp

   9mo ago

   Not sure why so many people are griping about the free version not able to do anything. Just pay the price for the software, unlock the features, and get the job done! People who write plugins have to eat too! I had to regenerate 20,000 thumbs today due to a spelling mistake in the watermark. RTA did it quick, easy, and professionally. No fuss, no crashes, no scratching my head trying to understand it. Giving a plugin one star, just because you don’t want to pay is not cool. Star ratings are for functionality, not because you didn’t get a free ride!

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3. ★★★★★ Przemek

   10mo ago

   Simply predatory, no need to waste time on writing anything else. Don’t support plugins like this.

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4. ★★★★★ BeeCee

   1.0y ago

   Useless: this plugin can only regenerate thumbnails for free, nothing else. For all other things like deleting unused thumbnails etc. you have to pay a monthly or yearly subscription, things you can do with a code snippet for free.

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5. ★★★★★ Radim

   1.6y ago

   It can’t even delete files with unregistered sizes. Useless!

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6. ★★★★★ RockYourBlog

   1.6y ago

   They basically paywalled all the features that used to make the plugin stand out and were previously free. Some of my customers still use their regular plugin or CDN, and even they have to pay for it now. Fortunately, Exactly WWW stepped up and offered some of the same functionalities with their plugin “Force Regenerate Thumbnails” – and it’s free. To be honest, EWWW IO is the better image optimizer anyway, even if it’s not as fancy looking as ShortPixel. I’m going to avoid ShortPixel-related products for now, because who knows what they’ll start charging for next. I can’t and won’t rely on tools from authors who may revoke access on a whim and without any warning.

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7. ★★★★★ wpdev89

   1.8y ago

   It is inconceivable that ShortPixel could implement such a money-grabby move as making this plugin not just paid, but not even included for any ShortPixel customers who are paying for their regular plugin or the CDN. And there aren’t incredible new features that are paywalled; they just locked up features that were previously free. Truly disgraceful. I expected better from ShortPixel.

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8. ★★★★★ hatisenang

   1.9y ago

   I’m extremely disappointed with the latest update to reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced. Features that were once available for free are now locked behind a paywall in the pro version. It feels like a money grab, and it’s frustrating to lose access to tools I relied on without any warning. I used to recommend this plugin, but this change is a real letdown. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by hatisenang.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.5.0 Release date: February 12, 2024 * New: Added a statistic at the end of the process that shows the total number of thumbnails regenerated; * New: Regenerate Thumbnails Advanced PRO is now available with exciting new featu 2.5.0
2. — Version 2.4.1 Release date: February 27, 2023 * Fix: Videos uploaded with VideoPress were removed from the Media Library when using the “Remove non-existing images” option; 2.4.1
3. — Version 2.4.0 Release date: December 1st 2020 * New: Pause Button; * New: Resuming process from another page now starts paused; * New: Added Filter for increasing number of items processed per run; * Fix: Users optimizing more than 50 2.4.0
4. — Version 2.3.2 Release date: August 17th 2020 * Fix : Regenerate Period now calculates from time set in WordPress to respect timezone settting. 2.3.2
5. — Version 2.3.1 Release date: July 13th 2020 * Fix: PHP warning that was displayed on PHP 7.4.x. 2.3.1
6. — Version 2.3.0 Release date: 29th May 2020 * New system for queuing which should be more efficient; * New – Added regenerate thumbnails button in edit-attachment screen; * Fixed – Crash when regenerating image from edit media; * Fixed 2.3.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Translated into 18 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-14 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-13 60K+ → 70K+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2026-08-08 70K+ → 60K+ down after 10 days in tier
4. 2026-07-29 60K+ → 70K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-07-28 70K+ → 60K+ down after 367 days in tier
6. 2025-07-26 80K+ → 70K+ down after 294 days in tier
7. 2024-10-05 90K+ → 80K+ down after 229 days in tier
8. 2024-02-19 100K+ → 90K+ down after 11 days in tier

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).

• Force Regenerate Thumbnails 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Acme Fix Images – Regenerate Thumbnails 3K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag C
• Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Thumbnail Manager 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Thumbnail Manager 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• AI Thumbnails Maker – auto featured image & force regenerate thumbnails 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced: 60K+ active installs, 3.2★ (59 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced