reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced
Healthy: reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| ShortPixel | 26 Jul 2018 to 14 Nov 2019, 11 commits |
|---|---|
| petredobrescu | 10 Mar 2020 to 20 Aug 2026, 24 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 1.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 2.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 3.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 30 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 25 |
- Predatory · 1 star · 31 Oct 2025
- Useless: this plugin can only regenerate thumbnails for free, nothing else · 1 star · 7 Aug 2025
- free version is useless · 1 star · 28 Jan 2025
Momentum
60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 531 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 988 |
| 18 May 2026 | 946 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,014 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,025 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,025 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,058 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,028 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 922 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 953 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,066 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,200 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 996 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 974 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 990 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 953 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 998 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,028 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,090 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,297 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,424 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,308 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,264 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,192 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,595 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,898 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 348 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.5.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | ShortPixel |
| Added | 10 Jul 2015 |
| Last updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 60,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Content Management > Media Library & Asset Management |
| Tags | wordpress thumbnails, regenerate thumbnails, force regenerate thumbnails, regenerate thumbnails wordpress, regenerate thumbnails woocommerce |
Other plugins by this author: Enable Media Replace, ShortPixel Image Optimizer - Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF, reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin, Resize Image After Upload, WP SVG Images, ShortPixel Adaptive Images - WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization, FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN, ShortPixel AI Alt Text Generator
Questions
Is reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced still maintained?
reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced was last updated on 20 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced safe?
reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced?
The wordpress.org author is ShortPixel. Recent committers: petredobrescu, ShortPixel, turcuciprian, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Folders - Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager, Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size, Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager, Media Library Organizer - Folders, File Manager & Media Categories.