APCu Manager
by Pierre Lannoy · Performance
Also makes 11 other plugins · 15.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
APCu statistics and management right in the WordPress admin dashboard.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “monitor” and “object cache” for “cache manager”, “manager” and “metrics”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cache manager” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “monitor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “manager” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “object cache” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “metrics” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 154.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 9 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| apcu your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| w3tc your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| cache manager | #8 | #18 | down 1 |
| manager | #23 | #24 | down 9 |
| object cache your tag | #24 | #17 | down 8 |
| statistics | #24 | #22 | down 8 |
| persistent object cache | #10 | #12 | up 1 |
| metrics | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| dashboard menu manager | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| memory | #24 | #19 | down 10 |
| site manager | #17 | #23 | — |
| object | #18 | #19 | down 2 |
| page manager | #19 | #23 | — |
| wordpress manager | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| page statistics dashboard | #24 | #20 | — |
| plugin manager | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
80 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 64 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “monitor” and “object cache” for “cache manager”, “manager” and “metrics”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cache manager” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “monitor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “manager” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “object cache” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “metrics” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “object cache”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-18, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.6.1 · 18 Aug 2026
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 31 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous11mo ago
Highly recommended ! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leo Santis1.1y ago
I was using this plugin for about 1 year in a share host enviroment doing a great job. Useful when you don’t have Memcache, Opcache, Redis… Now I moved to a VPS and still does a great job and now combined with your OPcache Manager.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vincent Vu1.4y ago
Well done mate, something that actually works well with ACPU. Clients on shared spaces, without hosting that provides Redis or Memcache without utilising an external server. This is great, installed and it works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ squaleforce1.5y ago
This plugin is awesome and the support is amazing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pnutb1.6y ago
*Using this, with the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin set on the middle preset, on a LiteSpeed enabled server. Website currently hosted on Kualo. (A UK renewable energy shared server) It took my website from decent speed to boom! lightning fast! After a lot of tweaking to attain 100s across the board on PageSpeed Insights on both Mobile and Desktop, both my site’s home and 2nd most important page not only excel for Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO, but now are consistently loading much faster because of this plugin. I knew enabling a persistent cache object was a good thing but didn’t want to upgrade my hosting bill as my site is just a hobby site. But after seeing the nag about it in WP’s Site Health I took another search and found an article about the plugin and how easy it was to install and get going. Desktop loading in around 0.5 secs now instead of 1.5 before installing APCu Manager Plugin. Highly reco trying this plugin to anyone already using LSCache. The site speed difference it made for my site is awesome. –Thank you APCu Manager!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bonaldi2.3y ago
These are certainly the 3 main characteristics of this excellent extension.I recommend it without hesitation.Thank you, Pierre.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JimJam2.3y ago
I was using Redis Object Cache Pro earlier. I wanted to always try APCu rather than Redis/Memcached. I found this awesome ultimate performer for the Object Caching. I did 10s of benchmarks, and I have to say – this has a killer speed as compared to the PAID Redis implementation. I have to say this again – “APCu Manager” is Extremely fast as compared to Redis Object cache Pro and it is FREE. God bless. Thanks much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Éric Martin2.4y ago
Superbe extension de gestion du cache objet. Fonctionne parfaitement.Merci 🙏 👍
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.6.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-06-08 CVE-2026-10083 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.4.0 Patched in 4.5.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 5 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,980 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "W3TC" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-09 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-08 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-07 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-06 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 131 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 8K+ → 9K+ up after 7 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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SQLite Object Cache 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Object Cache for APCu – ZapCu 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Redis 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Object Cache 4 everyone 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
atec Cache APCu 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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