Crop Thumbnails vs The Paste
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Crop Thumbnails leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #810, ahead of The Paste at #2,215. Over the last 7 days Crop Thumbnails climbed 1 place and The Paste climbed 3 places. Crop Thumbnails has the largest install base, roughly 4.4× the next: 40K+ active installs against 9K+ for The Paste. Downloads this week: Crop Thumbnails 1,416 and The Paste 223. Ratings: Crop Thumbnails 4.6★ from 67 and The Paste 4.8★ from 35 reviews.
| Metric | Crop Thumbnails | The Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #810 ▲ 1 | #2,215 ▲ 3 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,416 | 223 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (67) | 4.8★ (35) |
| Last updated | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.9.7 | 2.1.4 |
| Best rank on record | #807 | #2,207 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2012 | Sep 2017 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Crop Thumbnails or The Paste?
By active installs, Crop Thumbnails: 40K+ sites run it against 9K+ for The Paste, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Crop Thumbnails or The Paste?
Crop Thumbnails, at #810 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with The Paste at #2,215. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Crop Thumbnails or The Paste alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.