Thumbnail Manager — WordPress Image Optimization Plugin
by Mehdi Rezaei · WordPress.org page · Website
Thumbnail Manager has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,529 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Thumbnail Manager at a glance
Is Thumbnail Manager well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Dry run / preview before cleanup
- WordPress-style tabbed admin screen with persistent support and ad sidebar
- Trash and Restore workflow for safer deletion
- Optional zip backup before moving matching thumbnails to Trash
- Batch processing with real progress for scan, cleanup, and regeneration
- Unused media detection
- Orphan thumbnail detection
- Regenerate missing sizes
- Per-size analytics dashboard
- Reporting and recent activity logs
- Advanced filters for image format, usage status, and orphan-only cleanup
- WebP variant generation for JPEG and PNG uploads
Details
Safely analyze, preview, trash, restore, schedule, regenerate, and manage WordPress thumbnails from a clean tabbed admin screen.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Thumbnail Manager competes in
Tags
- cleanup
- image optimization
- media management
- regenerate thumbnails
- thumbnails
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- Version
- 2.3.2
- Last updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- First published
- Sep 7, 2024
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Thumbnail Manager FAQ
What does Thumbnail Manager do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Thumbnail Manager offers Dry run / preview before cleanup, WordPress-style tabbed admin screen with persistent support and ad sidebar, Trash and Restore workflow for safer deletion, Optional zip backup before moving matching thumbnails to Trash and Batch processing with real progress for scan, cleanup, and regeneration.
How many active installs does Thumbnail Manager have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Thumbnail Manager as of September 7, 2026.
Is Thumbnail Manager still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on July 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Thumbnail Manager free?
Thumbnail Manager is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.