Batcache
by Automattic · Performance
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Batcache uses Memcached to store and serve rendered pages.
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
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache” for “batcache”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “batcache” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
45 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 115.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2408 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2408 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| batcache | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| memcache your tag | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| memcached your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache” for “batcache”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “batcache” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 611 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.6y ago
latest release · v1.5 · 28 Mar 2020
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% run the current release. 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 1 Oct 2018
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,186 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "performance", "speed" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-30 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-29 700+ → 800+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 800+ → 700+ down after 138 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 900+ → 800+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 5 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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Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Hyper Cache 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B
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