LWSCache vs Proxy Cache Purge

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

LWSCache

by Aurélien LWS

Health B71

Proxy Cache Purge

by Danila Vershinin

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

LWSCache Proxy Cache Purge

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	LWSCache	Proxy Cache Purge
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	+25% ✓
Overall health	B · 71	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	62/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	4.26★
Reviews	6	26 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.0y ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	558	50.7K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

LWSCache Proxy 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.