10 Best Like Thumbnail Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Like Thumbnail has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Like Thumbnail
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Easy Add Thumbnail
Closest match4.5 (52) 7,000+ active installsAutomatically sets the featured image to the first image uploaded into the post (any post type with thumbnail support). So easy like that...
Shares the thumbnail, thumbnails tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since October 5, 2023.
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4.8 (22) 3,000+ active installsEnables upscaling of thumbnails for small media attachments
Shares the thumbnail, thumbnails tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (32) 1,000+ active installsFix Media Library inconsistency between database and wp-content/uploads folder contents. Unused image files, broken media library entries, missing att …
Shares the thumbnail, thumbnails tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since December 18, 2018.
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OG — Better Share on Social Media
4.8 (216) 30,000+ active installsThe simple method to add Open Graph metadata to your entries so that they look great when shared on sites.
Shares the facebook, open graph tags on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, last updated May 15, 2026.
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4.6 (395) 1 million+ active installsRegenerate the thumbnails for one or more of your image uploads. Useful when changing their sizes or your theme.
Shares the thumbnail, thumbnails tags on WordPress.org. About 1,000 times the installs, no update since August 20, 2025.
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4.7 (185) 200,000+ active installsDelete and REALLY force thumbnail regeneration.
Shares the thumbnail, thumbnails tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated February 17, 2026.
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4.8 (77) 10,000+ active installsDisplay a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.
Shares the thumbnails tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.6 (30) 6,000+ active installsAutomatically fix iOS-taken images' orientation using ImageMagic/PHP GD upon upload.
Shares the thumbnails tag on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, no update since June 12, 2024.
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5.0 (32) 2,000+ active installsMy Eyes Are Up Here helps you control how WordPress generates thumbnails.
Shares the thumbnails tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since September 29, 2022.
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4.8 (63) 10,000+ active installsMakes video thumbnails, allows resolution switching, and embeds responsive self-hosted videos and galleries.
Shares the thumbnail tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
Switching from Like Thumbnail: common questions
What is the best alternative to Like Thumbnail?
Easy Add Thumbnail is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 7,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Like Thumbnail alternative has the most users?
Regenerate Thumbnails, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Like Thumbnail alternative is rated highest?
OG, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 216 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Like Thumbnail alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Like Thumbnail score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Like Thumbnail on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Easy Add Thumbnail is the closest match to Like Thumbnail by the data we track, and Regenerate Thumbnails has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Videopack shipped the most recent release, on August 23, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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