Breeze Cache
by Cloudways · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 350K+ installs across the portfolio →
Breeze is a caching plugin developed by Cloudways. Breeze uses advance caching systems to improve site loading times exponentially.
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
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
300K+
≈390K estimated
Momentum
-26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “performance”, “caching” and “cdn” for “content delivery network”, “heartbeat api” and “varnish”. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content delivery network” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “caching” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “heartbeat api” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “varnish” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 300K of 18.5M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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 37 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
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 12 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.6★ over 133 reviews, smoothed to 3.74★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
7 of 13 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| breeze | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| cloudways | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| breeze wordpress | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| autosave | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| minification | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| varnish cache | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| content delivery network | #4 | #8 | up 1 |
| heartbeat api | #4 | #7 | down 1 |
| varnish | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| advance | #6 | #5 | down 2 |
| wp cache your tag | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| heartbeat | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| bloat | #5 | #8 | up 4 |
| cache your tag | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| purge cache | #6 | #6 | up 2 |
| static cache | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| browser cache | #7 | #10 | up 2 |
| cache purge | #7 | #7 | up 3 |
| cdn your tag | #13 | #16 | up 6 |
| full page cache | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
233 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 182 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “performance”, “caching” and “cdn” for “content delivery network”, “heartbeat api” and “varnish”. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content delivery network” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “caching” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “heartbeat api” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “varnish” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “caching”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “cdn”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 967.5K · 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.
37
releases in the last 12 months
12d ago
latest release · v2.6.3 · 20 Oct 2026
147
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 “300K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400K.
Install history since 2 Oct 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.10 Improvement: Hardened cache directories with index.html and PHP execution blocks. Enhancement: Restricted and validated remote downloads for locally hosted third-party assets and Gravatar images. See changelog for all ve 2.5.10
- — Version 2.5.9 Fix: Improved multisite compatibility during Breeze rollback. Fix: Fixed duplicate Cloudflare purge requests during “Purge All Cache” and improved response consistency. 2.5.9
- — Version 2.5.8 New: Cache Warmup automatically rebuilds the home page and other important URLs after a full cache purge, so visitors always land on a cached, fast-loading page. 2.5.8
- — Version 2.5.7 Fix: Prevented prefetched links containing query strings from being rewritten with a trailing slash, avoiding incorrect URLs and unnecessary requests. 2.5.7
- — Version 2.5.6 Improvement: Enhanced comment section handling when HTML minification is enabled to improve compatibility and output reliability 2.5.6
- — Version 2.5.5 Fix: Cloudflare cache now reliably purges when scheduled posts are published, ensuring newly published content is immediately visible without waiting for the cache to expire. See changelog for all versions 2.5.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 14 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.6.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-09-16 CVE-2026-79713 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affects <= 2.5.14 Patched in 2.5.15
- 2026-08-28 CVE-2026-79706 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects < 2.5.13 Patched in 2.5.13
- 2026-06-22 CVE-2026-10551 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5.5 Patched in 2.5.6
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Breeze Cache <= 2.5.2 - Unauthenticated Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor via Crafted Login Cookie ↗2026-05-28 CVE-2026-2128 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.5.2 Patched in 2.5.3
- Patched Critical · 9.8 Breeze Cache <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via fetch_gravatar_from_remote ↗2026-04-22 CVE-2026-3844 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.4.4 Patched in 2.4.5
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Breeze <= 2.1.14 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-10-24 CVE-2024-50431 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.14 Patched in 2.1.15
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Breeze <= 2.1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via breeze_api_token ↗2024-03-25 CVE-2024-27188 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.3 Patched in 2.1.4
- 2022-09-19 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.0.8 Patched in 2.0.9
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 21 languages, 9 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Breeze Cache when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Caching
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Breeze is a caching plugin developed by Cloudways. Breeze uses advance caching systems to improve site load..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 19 of 20 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Cloudflare, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,170 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "WP Cache" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-19 400K+ → 300K+ down after 538 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 300K+ → 400K+ up after 550 days in tier
- 2023-08-27 200K+ → 300K+ up after 572 days in tier
- 2022-02-01 100K+ → 200K+ up after 647 days in tier
- 2020-04-25 80K+ → 100K+ up after 141 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 70K+ → 80K+ up after 147 days in tier
- 2019-07-12 50K+ → 70K+ up after 150 days in tier
- 2019-02-12 10K+ → 50K+ up after 358 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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Cache Enabler 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
SpinupWP 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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