Disable Version Caching – Khanakia
by mrkhanakia · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Updates the assets version of all CSS and JS files. Shows the latest changes on the site without asking the client to clear browser cache.
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 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “assets”, “browser cache” and “clear” 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.
46 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 4.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,102 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2021-04-11The handful of reviews here are all five stars, with users calling it a great plugin and handy for sites still in development.
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 2161 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2161 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| assets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| browser cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| clear your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| development your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| frontend your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “assets”, “browser cache” and “clear” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 220 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Erman Küplü5.6y ago
Great work thanks a lot! We use it all of our websites!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ A. Jones7.6y ago
Nice addition for sites that are in development!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrkhanakia7.6y ago
This is a great plugin. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Updates the assets version of all CSS and JS files. Shows the latest changes on the site without asking the..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,281 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "development" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-05 300+ → 200+ down after 309 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 400+ → 300+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2024-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2023-10-15 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-14 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-13 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-11 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-08 400+ → 500+ up after 147 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).
- R reBusted! 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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BM1 Frontend Image Replace — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - W WP Frontend Helper — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Yoast Test Helper 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A - C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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