---
title: "How to Regenerate Thumbnails in WordPress"
description: "There may be times when you have to regenerate thumbnails in your WordPress site. Typically, this should be done after modifying a theme or changing image dimensions. In this tutorial, we will show..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/regenerate-thumbnails/
date: 2017-10-27
modified: 2023-03-03
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Regenerate Thumbnails in WordPress

There may be times when you have to **regenerate thumbnails** in your WordPress site. Typically, this should be done after modifying a theme or changing image dimensions. In this tutorial, we will show you how to regenerate thumbnails in WordPress using the free [Regenerate Thumbnails](https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/) plugin.

- [Install Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin](#install)
- [Regenerate Thumbnails](#regenerate-thumbnails)

## Install Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin

The first step is installing the *Regenerate Thumbnails* plugin.

1. [Log into your WordPress Dashboard](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. Click **Plugins**, then **Add New**.![Adding a New Plugin to WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_add-new-plugins.png)
3. Type ‘regenerate’ in the search field. Click the **Install Now** button next to the *Regenerate Thumbnails* plugin by *Alex Mills*.![Installing the Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_install-regenerate-plugin.png)
4. Once installed, click the **Activate** button to enable the plugin.![Activate Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_activate-regenerate-thumbnails-plugin.png)You are finished when you see a “*Plugin activated*” message.![Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin Activated](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_plugin-activated.png)

## Regenerate Thumbnails

Now that you have installed the plugin, we will show you how to *regenerate thumbnails*.

1. You should already be [logged into your WordPress Dashboard](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. Click **Tools**, then **Regen. Thumbnails** in the navigation menu.![Access the Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_tools-regenerate-thumbnails.png)
3. Click the **Regenerate All Thumbnails** button.![Regenerating Thumbnails in WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_regenerate-all-thumbnails.png)It will then begin regenerating your thumbnails. This will take some time to complete, depending on how many images your site has.![Regenerating Thumbnails in Progress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_regenerating-thumbnails.png)You will see an “*All done!*” message when it completes.![Thumbnails Regenerated Successfully](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_regenerate-thumbnails_all-done-regenerating-thumbnails.png)

Congratulations, now you know how to **regenerate thumbnails** in WordPress!