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Alpha Cache

by shra · Performance

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Caching plug-in. Easy to setup, free to use and fast in action.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews

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69 Health · C

Maintenance 61/100

Rating quality 78/100

Support 70/100

69 health vs 67 average across 725 Performance plugins

10+

Active installs

≈17 estimated

5.8K

Total downloads

since 2012

4.12★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 3 reviews

+12%

144

Downloads · 30d

trailing 30 days

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

80 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 69/100

WP compatibility 100/100

Rating quality 54/100

Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-07 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+12% vs prior 30d

Oct 22

Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

144

now · peak 156

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Alpha Cache · #31825 MO Cache · #5484 WP Super Cache · #37 WP Fastest Cache · #49

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.

modeled estimate

10–20 ≈17

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-06 · 1,379 observations

Ratings · 3 reviews

Details

Version: 1.3.002
Last updated: 1.0y ago
Added: 2012-09-07 · 13 yrs on WP
Requires WP: 3.0
Tested up to: 6.7.5
Requires PHP: 7.4

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

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Alpha Cache: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/alpha-cache