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Force Regenerate Thumbnails

by Shane Bishop · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.3.0 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 7.4+

Force Regenerate Thumbnails has 200,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,001,111 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Force Regenerate Thumbnails at a glance

Active installs
200,000+
Total downloads
5,001,111
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Force Regenerate Thumbnails well maintained?

Support threads resolved
3 of 4
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
5%
10 of 185 reviews on WordPress.org

Force Regenerate Thumbnails reviews and ratings

185 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

185 reviews

5★
163
4★
8
3★
0
2★
4
1★
10

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Details

Delete and REALLY force thumbnail regeneration.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • force
  • regenerate thumbnails
  • thumbnail
  • thumbnails

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Version
2.3.0
Last updated
Feb 17, 2026
First published
Aug 15, 2012
Requires WordPress
6.6
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Force Regenerate Thumbnails FAQ

How many active installs does Force Regenerate Thumbnails have?

WordPress.org reports 200,000+ active installs for Force Regenerate Thumbnails as of September 7, 2026.

Is Force Regenerate Thumbnails still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on February 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Does Force Regenerate Thumbnails have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 3 of 4 recent support threads for Force Regenerate Thumbnails are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Force Regenerate Thumbnails free?

Force Regenerate Thumbnails is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.