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ezCache

by uPress · Performance

Also makes 1 other plugin · 17K+ installs across the portfolio →

Lightning-fast WordPress optimization — page caching, Redis Object Cache, Critical CSS, WebP images, CSS/JS optimization, and 15+ performance tools.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
85 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

85 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins

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.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 56/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-27% vs prior 30d
67Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

11.1K

now · peak 17.0K

9.5K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

ezCache · #2113 you DietPress · #4499 GoCache · #7536 Jetpack Boost · #244

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.6Stars · Aug 26

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.

955per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

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

13

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v2.6.0

43

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.6.0 · 1mo ago2.5.6 · 2mo ago2.5.5 · 2mo ago2.5.4 · 2mo ago2.5.3 · 2mo ago2.5.2 · 3mo ago2.5.1 · 4mo ago2.5 · 4mo ago2.2.2 · 4mo ago2.2.1 · 4mo ago2.2.0 · 4mo ago1.7.2 · 5mo ago1.7.1 · 5mo ago1.6.6 · 1.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 20% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.6 52%
v2.6 20%
v1.5 13%
v2.5 12%
Older / other versions 2.6%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
10K–20K ≈15K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2020-10-21 · 1,428 observations

10KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
2.6.4
Last updated
13d ago
Added
2019-09-02 · 6 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. taco100
    5.0y ago

    After a while with the plugin we found out that some of the website JS wasn’t loaded in some cases (mobile, incognito modes), and so we lost many funcionalities without being aware of that 🙁 Except for that it seems very professional.

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  2. Clickers
    5.6y ago

    I was pleasently surprised with EZCache potential because I didnt expect much but than I noticed huge difference with website loading and it was much faster than most of cache plugins. EZCache has huge potential beyond the limitations so please will keep it updated so you can stay on the top ’cause you deserved that. Thank you one more time. Cheers

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  3. arierave
    5.8y ago

    Just installed it and it’s definitely useful, as it seems to be better than most other free caching plugins and performs even on the same level and with a similar functionality as the premium WP-Rocket. Astonishingly it helped me with a js issue which four other caching plugins didn’t solve unless I exempted completely all js from caching, so this one saved me. A big Thanks to the developers and uPress.

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  4. Superlight SEO
    6.6y ago

    Save your money on Wprocket, fastest cache etc. This is it! After testing basically every cache plugin , this is the one!

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  5. shirlypinhas
    6.9y ago

    I just created an account to give this review, used the WPRocket plugin before I knew this plugin, got better results (with a free plugin), just amazing.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 2.6.0 Added: Optional “Ignore tracking parameters when caching” setting (off by default, for advanced users). When enabled, pages are served from cache regardless of the value of tracking parameters such as gclid, fbclid or ut 2.6.0
  2. Version 2.5.7 Added: The cache preload panel now shows a “Completed” status with the number of pages preloaded and when the last run finished, so you can tell at a glance whether preloading happened. 2.5.7
  3. Version 2.5.6 Fixed: Cache preload now shows live progress in the dashboard and performance screens (it previously appeared stuck at 0%), and keeps updating after a page refresh while a run is in progress. Fixed: The plugin version sh 2.5.6
  4. Version 2.5.5 Fixed: WebP “Scan Media Library” now works reliably across hosting setups. Fixed: WebP conversion runs in the background with live progress until it completes. 2.5.5
  5. Version 2.5.4 Fix: Full cache flush no longer exhausts PHP memory (fatal error / HTTP 500) on large sites. Redis keys are now removed with a non-blocking SCAN cursor in small batches via UNLINK instead of loading every key with KEYS a 2.5.4
  6. Version 2.5.3 New: Added a “Send PURGE requests to Varnish on cache clear” setting (enabled by default) so sites without Varnish in their request path can disable it. Improved: Varnish PURGE requests are now sent to the local instance 2.5.3

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

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

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Hebrew 49%

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

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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ezCache: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ezcache