Cachify
by pluginkollektiv · Performance
Also makes 6 other plugins · 841.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Smart, efficient cache solution for WordPress. Use DB, HDD, Redis or Memcached for storing your blog pages. Make WordPress faster!
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Health
C 67/100
Stale
Active installs
9K+
≈9.9K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cache”, “caching” and “optimize” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
67 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 370.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 498 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 47 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 498 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | #23 | #13 | down 1 |
| apc | #19 | #6 | 0 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| caching your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cache”, “caching” and “optimize” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.9K · 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
1.4y ago
latest release · v2.4.2 · 20 Jun 2025
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago and the previous band took 7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 1 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ barnabas15.3y ago
I’m simply amazed at how simple and super quick this plugin is. Even if I was sponsored to use another caching plugin I simply wouldn’t!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Hunt5.4y ago
I rarely write review but this plugin is really well deserved. Certainly this is a reliable caching plugin can go against the major competitors out there. There are many reviews out there suggesting the load times are not as fast as other big players, but that is simply not true. I tested myself and can confirm this actually loads faster than those claimed to be faster in those popular reviews in the wild. This plugin only do 1 thing unlike its competitor and it nailed it! I particular like the built-in compatibility with other plugins I’ve used, non-intrusive at all, also the way it caches with its HDD mode, that’s how a real cache mechanism should work. I have been using many of the popular caching plugin in my production sites, until I gave Cachify a try, and I am a totally satisfied with it. The only concerns for some people is the manual configuration on the htaccess file to make it work, but that’s never an issue for me for just copy and paste a paragraph of setting into 1 file. Good work guys! Thank you for your great efforts developing this excellent plugin! Please keep this simple and free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ raulmuroc6.2y ago
Excellent plugin, works nice doing object caching and improving the overwall wordpress site performance. 100% free!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ C776.4y ago
It crashed my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ram1087.0y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mapdi7.1y ago
Cachify is still one of my favorite caching solutions for WP since 2011 … 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bernd D.8.1y ago
This cache plugin works on all my projects well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ritzonline8.4y ago
The key features of this plugin is simple interface without a lot of ads, support the HDD and Database Cache file structure work on my side, Very powerful, great job
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.4.2 Fix: Missing dependencies shown in Query Monitor (#312) (#326) Maintenance: Tested up to WordPress 6.8 2.4.2
- — Version 2.4.1 Fix: validation of Redis context parameters array in server hook no longer fails (#315) (#317) Enhance: move some settings related code out of main class (#321) Maintenance: Tested up to WordPress 6.7 2.4.1
- — Version 2.4.0 Requires PHP 5.6 and WordPress 4.7 or above New: introduce Redis (also KeyDB and Valkey) support using the phpredis module (#253), (#252, props @newtovaux) New: add cachify_modify_output filter New: add cachify_create_gz 2.4.0
- — Version 2.3.2 Fix: enforce WordPress environment for caching modules (#221, props timse201) Fix: Remove unnecessary build artifacts from plugin deployment (#226) Fix: Fix input sanitization for APC proxy (#240) (#241) Maintenance: Rem 2.3.2
- — Version 2.3.1 Fix: clean up unused parameter evaluation after publishing a post to prevent PHP notice (#187) (#188) Fix: correct minor spelling mistakes (#193, props timse201) Fix: update support links (#194, props timse201) 2.3.1
- — Version 2.3.0 New: WP-CLI integration (#165, props derweili) New: cachify_flush_cache_hooks filter added to modify all hooks that flush the cache New: Flush cache when a user is created / updated / deleted New: Flush cache when a term 2.3.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 69 languages, 6 at 90% or more
Plus 45 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 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 "Smart, efficient cache solution for WordPress. Use DB, HDD, Redis or Memcached for storing your blog pages...."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,357 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
- 2026-04-01 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2551 days in tier
- 2019-04-07 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1413 days in tier
- 2015-05-25 10K+ → 20K+ up
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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10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
FastPixel Cache – Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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