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Purge Varnish Cache vs Server-Side Cache AutoPurge

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

Purge Varnish Cache and Server-Side Cache AutoPurge are close on health (B · 84 vs B · 81). Purge Varnish Cache has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

Purge Varnish Cache moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Purge Varnish Cache	Server-Side Cache AutoPurge
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	2K+ → 1K+	Stable ✓
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 81
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100	93/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	10 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	520	1.3K ✓
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.	+2%	+23%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	13% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Purge Varnish CacheServer-Side Cache AutoPurge

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.