Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes vs Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF
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
Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #660, ahead of Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes at #6,191. Over the last 7 days Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF held its place and Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes slipped 22 places. Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF has the largest install base, roughly 60× the next: 60K+ active installs against 1K+ for Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes. Downloads this week: Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 4,634 and Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes 136. Ratings: Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes 3.7★ from 15 and Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 4.8★ from 279 reviews.
| Metric | Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes | Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #6,191 ▼ 22 | #660 ▬ |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 136 | 4,634 |
| Rating | 3.7★ (15) | 4.8★ (279) |
| Last updated | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.7.7 | 7.2.3 |
| Best rank on record | #5,983 | #649 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2019 | Jun 2012 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes or Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF?
By active installs, Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF: 60K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes or Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF?
Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF, at #660 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes at #6,191. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes or Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 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.