Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks

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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 · 30% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ wiegertschouten

   8mo ago

   This plugin is simply great. It’s lightweight, unobtrusive, replaces a bunch of other plugins, and makes a site noticeably faster and cleaner. Definitely deserves more attention and installs!

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2. ★★★★★ David Ha

   2.0y ago

   Plugin hoạt động hiệu quả – nhiều tính năng tối ưu cần thiết cho website mà không bị lỗi. Điểm 10 chất lượng!

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3. ★★★★★ 3xploiton3

   2.1y ago

   Removed Unused Asset

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4. ★★★★★ mundeee

   2.7y ago

   Finally, after manually disabling all that stuff I don’t need in my Themes and wondering why it didn’t work half of the time, I can finally rely on a simple but powerful plugin. Thanks!

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5. ★★★★★ jahabar

   2.8y ago

   Firstly I would rate this plugin with 5 stars. However I found an issue in the Assets tab section for : Cleanup nav menu item ID & classes It was enabled by default. So mega menu pages and mega menu drop down was not working. I had to disable manually and my menus are working perfectly. I would advise the developer to disable it by default so that majority customers don’t need to fix their menu not working issues. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by jahabar.

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6. ★★★★★ gahia

   5.8y ago

   Simple and works! I’m using it in all my sites. Thanks!

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7. ★★★★★ Hung PD

   6.4y ago

   I’m using this plugin for my personal blog, it’s simple but amazing.

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8. ★★★★★ nguyensonit810

   6.4y ago

   Mình thấy plugin sài ok đơn giản chỉ những cái cần thiết cho web và dễ cấu hình mong team phát triển mạnh hơn.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-17 Version 2.11.2 Skip page cache for Markdown requests (Slim SEO Pro’s Markdown for AI ) so AI bots always get Markdown, not cached HTML. 2.11.2
2. 2026-08-10 Version 2.11.1 Stop direct access to PHP files. Replace short echo tags with PHP echo. Add option to keep latest N revisions when cleaning database. 2.11.1
3. 2026-07-12 Version 2.11.0 Highlight Database cleanup: Clean revisions, drafts, trash, spam, expired transients, orphaned meta, unused terms, and optimize tables. (#26) Limit login attempts: Block an IP after 3 failed logins for 1 hour. (#25) Allo 2.11.0
4. 2026-05-12 Version 2.10.1 Fix serving the same cache for URL with and without query string Clear cache only when a comment is approve 2.10.1
5. 2026-04-18 Version 2.10.0 Add new security module: Comment spam protection. Enable it under Security tab. 2.10.0
6. 2026-01-21 Version 2.9.3 Improve check for not caching search result pages 2.9.3

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Falcon – WordPress Optimizations & Tweaks <= 2.10.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-07-23 CVE-2026-59531 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.10.0 Patched in 2.10.1
2. Medium · 4.3 Falcon – WordPress Optimizations & Tweaks <= 2.8.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-12-11 CVE-2024-54384 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.8.3 Patched in 2.8.4

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

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 10 days in tier
2. 2026-04-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-04-23 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-04-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 20 days in tier
5. 2026-04-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 22 days in tier
6. 2026-03-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 302 days in tier
7. 2025-05-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 8 days in tier
8. 2025-05-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 6 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).

• 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• D Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
• BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/falcon