by Shane Bishop 4.7 (185 reviews)

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

Name: Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Rating: 4.7 (185 reviews)
Author: Shane Bishop

Delete and REALLY force thumbnail regeneration.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails ranks #228 among WordPress.org plugins with 200,000+ active installations, is #25 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 4.7/5 rating from 185 reviews, and was last updated Feb 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v2.3.0 Current Version v2.3.0

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 17 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#25 of 6,299 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -20.1% this week

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#228

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Active Installs

200K+

-27.2%

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Downloads

4.9M

+665 today

Support Resolved

50%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (185 reviews)

Next Milestone 300K

Total Progress 72.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

185 reviews

Overall 94%

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50%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.0
Last Updated: Feb 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Shane Bishop

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 185
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 50%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and content managers who maintain media libraries with images. It solves the problem of outdated or incorrect thumbnail sizes by deleting old image sizes and regenerating thumbnails for uploads.