Proxy Cache Purge vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

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

Health A86

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Proxy Cache Purge moved up one install band, 40K+ to 50K+; Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching moved down one install band, 800+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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.	+25% ✓	-25%
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 (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	26 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	7.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	10.7K ✓	757
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	1.0%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Proxy Cache PurgeVarnish/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.