Plugin audit
Fastcache by Host.it
Fastcache by Host.it is healthy and under-discovered, a promotion opportunity.
Active installs
1K+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 2 reviews
Downloads / 30d
2.8K
Momentum
+43%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1822 tracked Performance plugins: health 84 vs 69 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #2 italia
- #15 varnish Down 1
- #16 host
- #18 varnish wordpress Down 2
- #18 wordpress varnish Down 2
- #21 varnish caching Up 1
What to fix first
- 1
“cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “host” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
#15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 3
Ask happy users for a review
A short in-plugin prompt after a success moment is the usual way. Reviews give the listing a rating people trust at install time.
Ranking signals
Listing score 89/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 2 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Neutral
2 reviews so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 2 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 84/100 on health yet sits at 1,000 installs. The product is good; distribution is the gap.
What to do: A WP Mayor review and placement can put it in front of the right audience.
Readme fails 2 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does and names who it is for. Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Strong momentum. Downloads are accelerating (+43% vs prior month).
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
WP Mayor
Plugin promotion & growth
Fastcache by Host.it is a strong product that not enough people know about.
A WP Mayor review and placement put it in front of WordPress users who are choosing plugins.
- A WP Mayor review. An independent, in-depth review in front of a high-intent audience.
- Newsletter coverage. A feature in the WP Mayor newsletter, straight to subscribers.
- A sponsored placement. Targeted visibility across WP Mayor for a defined campaign.