Ergonet Cache
by ergonet · Performance
Ergonet Cache for WordPress is a free plugin developed by Ergonet srl, an Italian hosting company, to drastically improve the performance of a WordPre …
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.2K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “varnish”, “varnish cache” and “browser cache” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #8 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →18%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 16.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 3 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| varnish | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| wordpre plugin | #4 | #14 | down 1 |
| w3 total cache | #8 | #20 | up 1 |
| varnish cache | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| cache control | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| cache your tag | #19 | #24 | up 5 |
| italian | #18 | #24 | down 4 |
| browser cache | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| full page cache | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
| html cache | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| cache purge | #18 | #22 | down 2 |
| clear cache | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| nginx | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| purge cache | #22 | #24 | up 1 |
| page cache | #23 | #24 | down 2 |
| wordpress cache | #24 | #24 | — |
| site cache | #17 | #24 | up 2 |
| no cache | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| cache plugin | #22 | #24 | up 1 |
| performance cache | #24 | #24 | 0 |
55 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “varnish”, “varnish cache” and “browser cache” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #8 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v1.0.15 · 20 Oct 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 3K.
At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ prezio779mo ago
Ergonet Cache is extremely useful for server-side caching, especially when working with CSS, as it allows you to easily reload a clean page without cached assets getting in the way.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.11 Release date: April 15th, 2025 Welcome 1.0.11 release! New: – Add NGINX cache control Other: – Tested up with WordPress 6.7 1.0.11
- — Version 1.0.6 Release date: August 11th, 2022 Welcome 1.0.6 release! Bugfixes: – Fixed problem on article update on Elementor Other: – Tested up with WordPress 5.9 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 Release date: March 18th, 2022 Welcome 1.0.5 release! Bugfixes: – Fixes an incompatibility with Elementor 3.5.6 Other: – Tested up with WordPress 5.9 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.3 Add plugin information. 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0 Plugin first release. 1.0
- — Version 1.0.15 Release date: October 20th, 2026 Welcome 1.0.15 release! Other: – Tested up with WordPress 7.1 1.0.15
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.15). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 1 language, 0 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 Ergonet 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
5 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 "Ergonet Cache for WordPress is a free plugin developed by Ergonet srl, an Italian hosting company, to drast..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP Rocket.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,070 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-08-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 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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WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Breeze Cache 300K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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