Best Thumbnail Apps for WordPress (2026)

36 Thumbnail apps, ranked

1. #1

   #1

   Regenerate Thumbnails

   4.6(395 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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2. #2

   #2

   Force Regenerate Thumbnails

   4.7(185 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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3. #3

   #3

   upPrev

   4.6(126 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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4. #4

   #4

   AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild

   4.8(90 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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5. #5

   #5

   Videopack

   4.8(63 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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6. #6

   #6

   Easy Add Thumbnail

   4.5(52 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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7. #7

   #7

   Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages

   4.8(38 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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8. #8

   #8

   Featured Image Admin Thumb

   4.7(40 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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9. #9

   #9

   Manual Image Crop

   4.1(56 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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10. #10

    #10

    Thumbnail Upscale

    4.8(22 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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11. #11

    #11

    Better REST API Featured Images

    5.0(11 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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12. #12

    #12

    Easy YouTube Gallery

    5.0(9 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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13. #13

    #13

    Embed Video Thumbnail

    4.0(13 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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14. #14

    #14

    Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes

    3.7(15 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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15. #15

    #15

    Gallery with thumbnail slider

    3.8(9 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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16. #16

    #16

    Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view

    5.0(4 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

    View audit →Compare with WP Crop Stop →
17. #17

    #17

    Post Thumbnail from URL

    5.0(4 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

    View audit →Compare with AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild →
18. #18

    #18

    TT Post Viewer

    5.0(4 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

    View audit →Compare with EV Widget Post →
19. #19

    #19

    Open Graphite

    3.3(8 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

    View audit →Compare with Rusty Social Image Share →
20. #20

    #20

    Featured Post with thumbnail

    5.0(3 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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21. #21

    #21

    Pixalia Image Assistant

    5.0(3 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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22. #22

    #22

    External url as post Featured Image (thumbnail)

    5.0(2 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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23. #23

    #23

    Featured Lyth Slide

    5.0(2 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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24. #24

    #24

    Fr Thumbnails Folder

    5.0(2 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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25. #25

    #25

    My Popular Posts Widget

    5.0(2 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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26. #26

    #26

    WP Crop Stop

    5.0(2 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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27. #27

    #27

    Category Thumbnail List

    3.5(2 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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28. #28

    #28

    EV Widget Post

    5.0(1 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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29. #29

    #29

    Post Avatar

    5.0(1 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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30. #30

    #30

    Responsive Modern Slider

    1.0(1 reviews)Primary category is elsewhere

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31. #31

    #31

    Gallery Recent Posts

    No reviews yetPrimary category is elsewhere

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32. #32

    #32

    Hoosh AI Assistant

    No reviews yetPrimary category is elsewhere

    View audit →Compare with Pixalia Image Assistant →
33. #33

    #33

    Ordered Thumbnails

    No reviews yetPrimary category is elsewhere

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34. #34

    #34

    PhotoJAR: Post Thumbnail

    No reviews yetPrimary category is elsewhere

    View audit →Compare with Easy YouTube Gallery →
35. #35

    #35

    real.PostImages

    No reviews yetPrimary category is elsewhere

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36. #36

    #36

    Rusty Social Image Share

    No reviews yetPrimary category is elsewhere

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At-a-glance comparison

Frequently asked

How is this list of Thumbnail apps ranked?

Apps whose primary category is this one come first. Within each group, average rating multiplied by the logarithm of the review count. Listed in this category on the marketplace. AppRanks does not accept payment to add, remove or move an app.

How is this page different from the Thumbnail category page?

The category page shows WordPress's own order for Thumbnail together with category-wide counts and ratings. This page ranks up to 36 apps by the rule above, so the order differs.

How current is this list?

It was ranked on Oct 22, 2026 from the latest listing data AppRanks holds. Ratings, review counts and pricing come from each app's WordPress Plugin Directory listing.