Title: Force Regenerate Thumbnails
Author: nosilver4u
Published: <strong>15 Agosto 2012</strong>
Last modified: 17 Febbraio 2026

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# Force Regenerate Thumbnails

 Di [nosilver4u](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nosilver4u/)

[Scarica](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/force-regenerate-thumbnails.2.3.0.zip)

 * [Dettagli](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/#description)
 * [Recensioni](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/#reviews)
 *  [Installazione](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/#installation)
 * [Sviluppo](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/#developers)

 [Supporto](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/force-regenerate-thumbnails/)

## Descrizione

Force Regenerate Thumbnails allows you to delete all old images sizes and REALLY
regenerate the thumbnails for your uploads.

Regenerate all thumbnails from the Tools admin menu. Regenerate batches of images
via the Media Library list mode. Select the images to regenerate and then use the
Bulk Actions drop-down menu to Force Regenerate Thumbnails. Use attachment actions
to regenerate thumbnails for a single image.

Several filters exist for advanced usage. See more via [this gist](https://gist.github.com/nosilver4u/eb858df10521aece2044a3a15ccdd17b).

You may report security issues through our Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program.
The Patchstack team helps validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities.
[Report a security vulnerability.](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/force-regenerate-thumbnails)

## Screenshot

 * [[
 * The plugin at work regenerating thumbnails
 * [[
 * You can resize specific multiples images using the checkboxes and the “Bulk Actions”
   dropdown

## Installazione

 1. Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu.
 2. Search for “Force Regenerate Thumbnails”.
 3. Click install.
 4. Click activate.
 5. Go to Tools -> Force Regenerate Thumbnails OR select specific images from the Media
    Library list mode to regenerate.

## Recensioni

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### 󠀁[What you need](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-you-ned/)󠁿

 [barnabas1](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnabas1/) 17 Gennaio 2026

Absolutely great plugin. Fixed my bad looking woocommerce thumbnails that were generated
with wrong dimensions in the past.

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### 󠀁[This plugin literally saved my website with over 50,000 products.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-literally-saved-my-website-with-over-50000-products/)󠁿

 [koultti](https://profiles.wordpress.org/koultti/) 6 Dicembre 2025 1 risposta

I was completely stuck—my site was overloaded with heavy PNG images and more than
100,000 unnecessary thumbnails. I was seriously considering deleting everything 
and rebuilding the whole site from scratch. Every thumbnail regeneration plugin 
I tried would either freeze, fail to delete the old thumbnails, or just generate
even more useless image sizes. Then I found this plugin, and honestly, it was a 
game changer. I used it together with two other tools:• Image Sizes Controller by
GrandPlugins — I disabled every thumbnail size I didn’t need and kept only the one
that mattered. Before that, WordPress was generating around 10 different sizes for
each image.• Plus WebP or AVIF by Katsushi Kawamori — This one converts any uploaded
image to WebP with adjustable quality and deletes the original file. Simply perfect.
Now my website is faster than a bullet. After installing and configuring the other
two plugins, I tested everything and then started the full thumbnail regeneration
process using Force Regenerate Thumbnails. To my surprise, it worked flawlessly:
no freezing, no errors, and the whole process was impressively fast. All the old
oversized images were completely removed, and every thumbnail was regenerated exactly
as needed. A HUGE THANK YOU to the developer of this plugin. You genuinely saved
my project. Wishing you all the good things in the world!

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### 󠀁[Solve the problem!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solve-the-problem-3/)󠁿

 [jofer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jofer/) 7 Novembre 2025 1 risposta

It works very well! Thank you!!

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### 󠀁[has saved my life](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has-saved-my-life/)󠁿

 [stefansic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stefansic/) 28 Maggio 2025 1 risposta

The plugin regenerates the image sizes that are registered. It deletes the unregistered
ones AND it also seems to repair the meta data. Impressive! Thank you very much!

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### 󠀁[It works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-2534/)󠁿

 [Ivan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maflman/) 19 Gennaio 2025

After trying other plugins unsuccessfully, this one worked!

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### 󠀁[IT WORKS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-2533/)󠁿

 [matutino](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matutino/) 3 Gennaio 2025 1 risposta

Unlike other plugins that claim doing the same, this one works and still every image
keeps being displayed correctly on the site. Thanks for this great tool!

 [ Leggi tutte le recensioni di 183 ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/force-regenerate-thumbnails/reviews/)

## Contributi e sviluppo

“Force Regenerate Thumbnails” è un software open source. Le persone che hanno contribuito
allo sviluppo di questo plugin sono indicate di seguito.

Collaboratori

 *   [ nosilver4u ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nosilver4u/)
 *   [ Pedro Elsner ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pedro-elsner/)

“Force Regenerate Thumbnails” è stato tradotto in 25 lingue. Grazie a [chi traduce](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/force-regenerate-thumbnails/contributors)
per il contributo.

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### Ti interessa lo sviluppo?

[Esplora il codice](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/force-regenerate-thumbnails/)
segui il [repository SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/force-regenerate-thumbnails/),
segui il [log delle modifiche](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/force-regenerate-thumbnails/)
tramite [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/force-regenerate-thumbnails/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.3.0

_Release Date – February 17, 2026_

 * added: WP_CLI command: force-regenerate-thumbnails props @realmranshuman
 * fixed: PHP 8.5 compatibility

#### 2.2.2

_Release Date – June 3, 2025_

 * fixed: PHP notice when regenerating select images

#### 2.2.1

_Release Date – November 12, 2024_

 * added: list of active image sizes when regenerating thumbs for all images

#### 2.2.0

_Release Date – September 17, 2024_

 * added: regen process can be resumed
 * fixed: nonce expiration stops regen process
 * fixed: JS errors on thumb regen page

#### 2.1.4

_Release Date – April 23, 2024_

 * fixed: thumb removal via metadata not working due to undefined variable

#### 2.1.3

_Release Date – September 13, 2023_

 * changed: use updated coding standards
 * fixed: WP image edits lost if pre-scaled original is used for thumbnail generation

#### 2.1.2

_Release Date – March 21, 2023_

 * changed: improved i18n for page headings and menu entries, props @alexclassroom

#### 2.1.1

_Release Date – January 18, 2023_

 * fixed: invalid trailing comma syntax in PHP 7.2

#### 2.1.0

_Release Date – November 10, 2022_

 * added: PHP 8.0 compatibility
 * added: support generating thumbnails from original (pre-scaled), on by default
 * added: support for PDF thumbnail generation
 * added: ability to skip an image by regenerate_thumbs_skip_image filter
 * changed: escape all output, sanitize all input
 * changed: ensure all strings are i18n
 * changed: remove HTML from i18n strings
 * changed: improve path lookup function
 * fixed: call to set_time_limit() when it is not allowed

#### Earlier versions

Please refer to the separate changelog.txt file.

## Plugin della Community

Questo plugin è sviluppato e supportato dalla Community. [Contribuisci a questo plugin](https://github.com/nosilver4u/force-regenerate-thumbnails)

## Meta

 *  Versione **2.3.0**
 *  Ultimo aggiornamento **2 mesi fa**
 *  Installazioni attive **200.000+**
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## Valutazioni

 4.7 su 5 stelle.

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 *  [  4 recensioni a 2-stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/force-regenerate-thumbnails/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  10 recensioni a 1-stelle     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/force-regenerate-thumbnails/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Collaboratori

 *   [ nosilver4u ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nosilver4u/)
 *   [ Pedro Elsner ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pedro-elsner/)

## Supporto

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