#64 by installs
Regenerate Thumbnails
Regenerate the thumbnails for one or more of your image uploads. Useful when changing their sizes or your theme.
- Installs
- 1+ million
- Rating
- 4.6 (396)
- Updated
- 14 months ago
Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Delete and REALLY force thumbnail regeneration.
- Active installs
- 200,000+
- #231 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 5M
- 5,038,773
- Downloads, 30 days
- 21.6K
- 5.6K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5
- 186 reviews
- Last updated
- 8 months ago
- Feb 17, 2026
- Version
- 2.3.0
- 26 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | February 17, 2026Updated in the last year |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 6.9.11Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.6 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | August 15, 2012 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
Reviews
4.7 / 5 from 186 reviews
| 5 stars | 164 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 8 |
| 3 stars | 0 |
| 2 stars | 4 |
| 1 star | 10 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Force Regenerate Thumbnails allows you to delete all old images sizes and REALLY regenerate the thumbnails for your uploads.
Regenerate all thumbnails from the Tools admin menu. Regenerate batches of images via the Media Library list mode. Select the images to regenerate and then use the Bulk Actions drop-down menu to Force Regenerate Thumbnails. Use attachment actions to regenerate thumbnails for a single image.
Several filters exist for advanced usage. See more via this gist.
You may report security issues through our Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team helps validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Latest changelog entry
Release Date – February 17, 2026
- added: WP_CLI command: force-regenerate-thumbnails props @realmranshuman
- fixed: PHP 8.5 compatibility
Screenshots
The plugin at work regenerating thumbnails 
You can resize specific multiples images using the checkboxes and the "Bulk Actions" dropdown
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.