Thumbnail Editor
Manually Crop and Resize thumbnail images that are uploaded in the Media section.
Solid choice
Thumbnail Editor is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 600+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 65/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (600+ active installs)
- Low rating so far — 3/5 from only 5 reviews
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Thumbnail Editor stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| crop | #27 |
| images | >100 |
| media | >100 |
| thumb | #8 |
| thumbnail | #18 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 5 reviews
About Thumbnail Editor
From the official readme · v2.3.4Description
When images are uploaded in the WordPress Media library section WordPress creates some thumbnails of that image. The size of these thumbnail images can be mentioned in the Settings->Media section.
But there can be some big issues with these thumbnails. WordPress Crop/Resize these images dynamically when you upload an image. When thumbnails are CROPPED it is very much possible that it gets CROPPED from the wrong section of the uploaded image. This can produce some BAD looking thumbnail images. Which doesn’t look good in frontend of the site. This plugin will allow you to update those thumbnail images manually. The thumbnail image edit interface that this plugin provides is simple and very easy to use.
The shortcodes and functions are provided in the image editor page of the plugin.
Image editor links can be found in WordPress Media Library.
Image files that can be edited are JPG, JPEG, GIF and PNG
Thumbnail Editor PRO
Checkout the PRO version features here. PRO version costs only USD 2.00
- Support for Amazon S3 Bucket.
- Completely replace thumbnail images and upload new ones.
- Add Custom Texts to thumbnail images. You can add signature in the images.
- Different Text Fonts are available to choose from.
- Add Image Effects like Gray Scale, Sketch, Negative or Add Color Effects to the Image.
- Add image Borders with different border colors.
- Option to Revert Back the changes you made in the image.
Installation
- Upload
thumbnail-editor.zipto the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Now go to
Media->Libraryand in the files list you should see the “Crop Thumbnail” link. - Click on the link to start editing the images.
Frequently asked questions
For any kind of problem
Please email me at demoforafo@gmail.com for any queries or Contact me here https://goplugins.in/support.php
Changelog
I will update this plugin when ever it is required.
2.3.3
- Bug fixes and improvements.
2.3.2
- Bug fixes and improvements.
2.3.1
- Bug fixes and improvements.
2.3.0
- Bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.9
- Option added in Image Editor to set aspect ratio white cropping.
2.2.8
- .POT file added in languages folder for easy translation.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Thumbnail Editor: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Thumbnail Editor free?
Yes. Thumbnail Editor is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Thumbnail Editor safe to use in 2026?
Thumbnail Editor is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 600+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 65/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Thumbnail Editor?
Thumbnail Editor is active on 600+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 25,942 times since it launched in September 2015. It was downloaded 263 times in the last 30 days.
Does Thumbnail Editor work with WordPress 7.1?
Thumbnail Editor is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Thumbnail Editor last updated?
The latest version, 2.3.4, was released on July 16, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes Thumbnail Editor?
Thumbnail Editor is developed and maintained by aviplugins.com.
What are the best alternatives to Thumbnail Editor?
The most popular alternatives to Thumbnail Editor are Image Aspect Ratio Crop Fie… (20K+ installs), Image Regenerate & Select C… (8K+ installs) and Manual Image Crop (7K+ installs).
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