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Force Regenerate Thumbnails v2.3.0

Delete and REALLY force thumbnail regeneration.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 25 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 3, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 3, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.6+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 43% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 106 Passed
  • 17 Warnings
  • 2 Failed
Security 86/100
Good

32 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 80/100
Good

49 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

20.3 KB

65.3 KB unzipped

Total files

9

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,411

in 3 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • TXT
  • CSS
  • JS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 1 High
  • 34 Medium
  • 17 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 25 audited versions of Force Regenerate Thumbnails, Compatibility improved the most (+17). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 183% in size.

Audited 1.0 → 2.3.0 · 25 versions

0 50 100 1.0 2.0.1 2.1.4 2.3.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 65 130 1.0 2.0.1 2.1.4 2.3.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

4,868

downloads

Today

919

downloads

Week over week

+2%

vs previous week

Month over month

+2%

vs previous month

Download trend: Steady. Abandonment risk: Moderate.

Version intelligence

57% of installs run an older version

≈ 113.9K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.0
  • v2.1
  • v2.2
  • v2.3

Ratings

185 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 163
  • 4 8
  • 3 0
  • 2 4
  • 1 10

Support: 4 / 5 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

6 mo ago

Feb 17, 2026

Release cadence

~ every 59 days

average between releases

Total releases

25

since Aug 2012 · 14 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Force Regenerate Thumbnails in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Force Regenerate Thumbnails v2.3.0 flagged 52 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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