Nginx Cache Controller vs Proxy Cache Purge

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

Nginx Cache Controller

by Takayuki Miyauchi

Health D49

Proxy Cache Purge

by Danila Vershinin

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Nginx Cache Controller 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	Nginx Cache Controller	Proxy Cache Purge
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+25% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.33★ ✓	4.26★
Reviews	15	26 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.8y ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.8K	50.7K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Nginx Cache Controller 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.