reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced
by ShortPixel · eCommerce
Also makes 8 other plugins · 1.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Regenerate thumbnails quickly and easily, including forced regeneration; very useful when changing a theme or adding new thumbnail sizes.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
60K+
≈68K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 72/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
77 health vs 71 average across 9,783 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 60K of 1.3M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,159 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.2★ over 59 reviews, smoothed to 3.61★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| regenerate thumbnails your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| regenerate | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| regenerate thumbnails wordpress your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| regenerate thumbnails woocommerce your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| thumbnails | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| wordpress thumbnails your tag | #2 | #5 | down 1 |
| force regenerate thumbnails your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| thumbnail regenerate | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| force regenerate | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| thumbnail | #7 | #11 | up 1 |
| thumbnail sizes | #9 | #14 | 0 |
| website thumbnail | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| post thumbnails | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| useful | #20 | #20 | up 2 |
| page thumbnail | #9 | #15 | up 1 |
| post thumbnail | #16 | #19 | up 2 |
| the post thumbnail | #16 | #19 | up 2 |
63 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 46 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “thumbnail”, “thumbnail sizes” and “advanced” (#7, #9 and #17 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 70.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.5.0 · 20 Jun 2026
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70K.
Install history since 18 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cosiek9mo 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ videoopp12mo 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Przemek1.0y ago
Simply predatory, no need to waste time on writing anything else. Don’t support plugins like this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BeeCee1.2y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Radim1.8y ago
It can’t even delete files with unregistered sizes. Useless!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RockYourBlog1.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpdev892.0y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hatisenang2.1y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — 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
- — 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
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 2.3.1 Release date: July 13th 2020 * Fix: PHP warning that was displayed on PHP 7.4.x. 2.3.1
- — 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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 18 languages, 5 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WP-CLI, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,749 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-14 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 60K+ → 70K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 70K+ → 60K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 60K+ → 70K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-28 70K+ → 60K+ down after 367 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 80K+ → 70K+ down after 294 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 90K+ → 80K+ down after 229 days in tier
- 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 B -
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 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Thumbnail Manager 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
AI Thumbnails Maker – auto featured image & force regenerate thumbnails 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced: 60K+ active installs, 3.2★ (59 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/regenerate-thumbnails-advanced
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.