Cloudflare

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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.

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.

88 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 81 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 8 years ago; the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ elyazmusic

   7mo ago

   Please add a widget to the homepage with PURGE CACHE, DEV MODE, and ANALYTICS. 🙏 Awesome integration, thank you.

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2. ★★★★★ davedecc

   1.2y ago

   Lot of promising opportunity using this WP plugin with the cloudflare service, alas it is not well supported by cloudflare and cloudflare doesn’t intend to maintain this plugin any longer. Update Sept 2025: looks like they’re picking this plugin back up again 🙂 This topic was modified 10 months ago by davedecc.

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3. ★★★★★ pikaboo1

   1.4y ago

   I have used many plugins including super page cache (wp super cache but the one that deal with cloudflare). I was enough in general with intrusive advertisements and very slow administration. I decided to go back to the official cloudflare plugin for wordpress + wp super cache. It is stable. They don’t add unsollicited advertisements, features. The settings are not bloated with many useless stuff. This cloudflare plugin is just the best solution if you want to use cloudflare. Then, if you want to tune cloudflare ,you are free to do it manually and that’s the best approach for the long term. This cloudflare plugin will never crash your wordpress installation.

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4. ★★★★★ alabandit

   1.6y ago

   you need to under stand there setting to create an api key and I do not have faith in the average wp user to not create a safe key. please update the basic settings to be safer.

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5. ★★★★★ chuckwolferockstar

   1.6y ago

   Does not work on WordPress Version 6.7.2. Just a blank settings screen. Has not been updated in 7 months (its March 2025 at the time writing this review)

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6. ★★★★★ Snerdey

   1.9y ago

   Whoa! Did not expect such from Cloudflare. For clients that have WordPress and Cloudflare the offer is $5 / mth to connect to the platflorm for the WordPress Optimization. Once you pay, your directed to download the plugin… only then would you notice the plugin is not updated!! If you’re going to offer a service, support it! Using outdated plugins is like leaving your windows open while on vacation, it’s not secure and warnings showing. As technology moves forward so should your product or service. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Snerdey. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Snerdey. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Snerdey. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Snerdey.

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7. ★★★★★ ekmantime

   1.9y ago

   Have used the plugin for some time now, seems to be working well. Hasn’t caused me any troubles, doesn’t think about it. Good.

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8. ★★★★★ Generosus

   2.1y ago

   Bummer! This plugin has great potential. Unfortunately, it appears to be abandoned by Cloudflare. No support, no maintenance, no new features added in a long time, and is not keeping up with the latest releases of WordPress.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-10-05 Version 4.14.5 Fixed Trashing a published post now purges the post’s public URL from the Cloudflare cache, also when a trashed post with the same slug already exists. Failed connections to the Cloudflare API now show the reason instead 4.14.5
2. 2026-07-13 Version 4.14.4 Fixed Guard against non-string parse_url result in pathIsNotForFeeds. Added Unit tests for Hooks.php covering private helpers, purgeCacheByRelevantURLs, isEnabled methods, getPostRelatedLinks, and cache purge event handl 4.14.4
3. 2026-05-12 Version 4.14.3 Fixed * FQCN references are now correctly rewritten by update-namespaces.php during build. * Fixed double pipes typo after ttf in htaccess. * Recognize new cfk_/cfut_/cfat_ credential formats * Apply settings fail-fast w 4.14.3
4. 2025-12-22 Version 4.14.2 Fixed Set correct type for $logger parameter in deprecated CF\WordPress\Datastore constructor. Changed Removed contructor parameter types from deprecated CF\Integration\DefaultIntegration to prevent outdated integration 4.14.2
5. 2025-12-19 Version 4.14.1 Fixed Fixed classmap autoloading for deprecated classes in release builds issue. Solving conflicts with plugins that directly use deprecated namespace. Add IntlUtil helper class to fix symfony polyfill-intl loading; incl 4.14.1
6. 2025-12-18 Version 4.14.0 Added Add PHP-Scoper build system for vendor namespace prefixing. Changed Tested with WordPress 6.9 release and bumped “Tested up to” up to 6.9.0. Deprecated Namespace CF in favor of Cloudfare\APO, to resolve and prevent 4.14.0

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.14.5). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.4 Cloudflare <= 4.12.2 - Missing Authorization via initProxy ↗
   2024-01-04 CVE-2024-0212 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.12.2 Patched in 4.12.3
2. Patched High · 7.1 Cloudflare < 1.3.21 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2016-03-28 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.3.21 Patched in 1.3.21

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 19 languages, 19 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2018-11-16 100K+ → 200K+ up after 812 days in tier
2. 2016-08-26 90K+ → 100K+ up after 207 days in tier
3. 2016-02-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 149 days in tier
4. 2015-09-05 70K+ → 80K+ 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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Cloudflare: 200K+ active installs, 3.5★ (181 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/cloudflare