Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficiently force regenerate thumbnails in bulk (or single) in WordPress 2.6.60 GPL

Last Updated on October 29, 2023 by admin

Real Thumbnail Generator Efficiently force regenerate thumbnails in bulk (or single) in WordPress 2.6.60 GPL Version

Are you looking for a way to regenerate your thumbnails in WordPress without any hassle? If so, you might want to check out Real Thumbnail Generator, a plugin that allows you to efficiently regenerate your existing thumbnails in your media library. You can regenerate a single image or images in bulk, and create a custom upload structure for thumbnails. The plugin is compatible with all common themes and plugins, and works great with PDF files as well.

Why do you need to regenerate thumbnails?

Sometimes, you may need to change the theme of your WordPress website, or add a new image size to your site. However, this can cause problems with your existing thumbnails, as they may not fit the new dimensions or look distorted. This can affect the appearance and performance of your website, and make it less attractive to your visitors.

To solve this problem, you need to regenerate your thumbnails so that they match the new image sizes and look sharp and clear. However, doing this manually can be time-consuming and tedious, especially if you have a large number of images in your media library.

How does Real Thumbnail Generator help?

Real Thumbnail Generator is a plugin that makes the regeneration process easy and fast. You can install it on your WordPress website and use it to regenerate your thumbnails in a few clicks. You can choose to regenerate a single image or multiple images at once, and select which image sizes you want to regenerate. The plugin can also detect and delete unused image sizes, for example if you have switched the theme.

One of the best features of Real Thumbnail Generator is that it allows you to create a custom upload structure for thumbnails. This means that you can define a pattern with placeholders for thumbnail paths and filenames, and make them more SEO-friendly and organized. For example, instead of having a thumbnail like this:

wp-content/uploads/2016/11/myimage-150×150.jpg

You can have something like this:

wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thumbnails/medium/myimage.jpg

This can help you improve the loading speed and ranking of your website, as well as make it easier to manage your media files.

Another advantage of Real Thumbnail Generator is that it is faster than other plugins that do the same job. The plugin uses chunked regeneration, which means that it splits the regeneration process into smaller parts and reduces the number of requests to the server. This can prevent timeouts and errors that may occur with other plugins.

How to use Real Thumbnail Generator?

Using Real Thumbnail Generator is simple and straightforward. After installing and activating the plugin on your WordPress website, you can access it from the media library. You can either regenerate a single image by clicking on the “Regenerate” button under its thumbnail, or regenerate multiple images by selecting them and choosing “Regenerate Thumbnails” from the bulk actions menu.

You can also access the plugin settings from the media menu, where you can configure the custom upload structure for thumbnails. You can use placeholders such as %year%, %month%, %size%, %filename%, etc. to create your own pattern for thumbnail paths and filenames. You can also force the new structure to old files by regenerating them.

Additionally, you can analyze the condition of your thumbnails by clicking on the “Analyze” button under each image in the media library. This will show you how many image sizes are generated for each image, and which ones are unused. You can then delete the unused image sizes by clicking on the “Delete” button.

Real Thumbnail Generator is compatible with WordPress Multisite, Revolution Slider, touch devices, and GDPR.

PS: This plugin is regularly checked and updated.