Proxy Cache Purge vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

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

Proxy Cache Purge

by Danila Vershinin

Health A86

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

by Razvan Stanga

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Proxy Cache Purge Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

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	Proxy Cache Purge	Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	600–700
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.26★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	26 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	43/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5d ago ✓	6.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	62.7K ✓	347
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Proxy Cache Purge Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

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.