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Nginx Cache Purge Preload vs Proxy Cache Purge

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Nginx Cache Purge Preload and Proxy Cache Purge are close on health (A · 86 vs A · 86), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

Nginx Cache Purge Preload moved up one install band, 100+ to 200+; Proxy Cache Purge moved up one install band, 40K+ to 50K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Nginx Cache Purge Preload	Proxy Cache Purge
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	50K–60K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+100% ✓	+25%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	4	26 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	709	10.8K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+132%	+6%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.8% ✓	2.1%
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Nginx Cache Purge PreloadProxy Cache Purge

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.