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Regenerate Thumbnails

by Alex Mills · 1,000,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

74/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Regenerate Thumbnails
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Regenerate Thumbnails still maintained?
No. Last release 20 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago. 20 Aug 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Regenerate Thumbnails, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer donncha since Apr 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Regenerate Thumbnails removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Regenerate Thumbnails safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Regenerate Thumbnails update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1.6. No one-star spike after it. 14 Aug 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 14 months (last release 20 Aug 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.20 Aug 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Viper007Bond28 Aug 2008 to 4 Jan 2019, 56 commits
donncha24 Apr 2019 to 20 Aug 2025, 13 commits
gikaragia13 Feb 2020 to 9 Mar 2020, 4 commits
alexsanford126 Oct 2020 to 26 Oct 2020, 2 commits
renathoc8 Mar 2021 to 8 Mar 2021, 2 commits
jakeom17 Mar 2023 to 17 Mar 2023, 1 commits
aaronfc14 Aug 2023 to 14 Aug 2023, 2 commits

7 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2008.

Maintenance

Last release
15 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Regenerate Thumbnails
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Aug 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for Regenerate Thumbnails
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20244.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20253.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star341
4 star18
3 star3
2 star8
1 star26
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

1,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Regenerate Thumbnails
4 May 20265,615
11 May 202612,009
18 May 202612,447
25 May 202611,307
1 Jun 202611,555
8 Jun 202611,275
15 Jun 202611,792
22 Jun 202611,360
29 Jun 202611,291
6 Jul 202610,966
13 Jul 202611,685
20 Jul 202613,611
27 Jul 202612,136
3 Aug 202612,549
10 Aug 202612,127
17 Aug 202611,669
24 Aug 202612,034
31 Aug 202612,182
7 Sep 202612,291
14 Sep 202613,146
21 Sep 202614,284
28 Sep 202613,204
5 Oct 202613,830
12 Oct 202612,913
19 Oct 202619,527
26 Oct 202616,581
2 Nov 20262,740

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 7% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

reGenerate Thumbnails AdvancedScore 100 · 60,000+File Upload Types by WPFormsScore 100 · 40,000+WP SVG ImagesScore 100 · 30,000+Media Library CategoriesScore 100 · 20,000+No Right Click ImagesScore 100 · 20,000+

Facts

Version3.1.6
AuthorAlex Mills
Added28 Aug 2008
Last updated20 Aug 2025
Active installs1,000,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagsthumbnail, thumbnails, post thumbnail, post thumbnails

Other plugins by this author: SyntaxHighlighter Evolved, Registered Users Only, Add Descendants As Submenu Items, SmartCrop

Questions

Is Regenerate Thumbnails still maintained?

No. Last release 20 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Regenerate Thumbnails, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer donncha since Apr 2019.

Was Regenerate Thumbnails removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Regenerate Thumbnails safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Regenerate Thumbnails update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.1.6. No one-star spike after it.

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