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Object Cache for APCu – ZapCu

by wpdebuglog · Performance

Lightweight object caching plugin using PHP's APCu extension for fast in-memory caching and performance boost.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 67 average across 652 Performance plugins

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.

88 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 49/100
Listing tuning 100/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-03-22 · 482 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-26% vs prior 30d
Mar 25
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

131

now · peak 252

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

Object Cache for APC · #11890 SQLite Object Cache · #2191 Docket Cache · #1209 APCu Manager · #2027

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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
200–300 ≈250

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 120 days.

Install history · since 2025-05-20 · 421 observations

Details

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2025-05-20 · 1 yr on WP
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
7.2

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-04-07 100+ → 200+ up after 118 days in band
  2. 2025-12-10 90+ → 100+ up after 27 days in band
  3. 2025-11-13 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
  4. 2025-11-12 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in band
  5. 2025-11-07 80+ → 90+ up after 8 days in band
  6. 2025-10-30 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in band
  7. 2025-10-27 80+ → 70+ down after 6 days in band
  8. 2025-10-21 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band

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Object Cache for APCu – ZapCu: 200+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/apcu-object-cache