Fastcache by Host.it

by Host.it · Performance

Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →

FastCache è un plugin WordPress per caching avanzato, CDN e ottimizzazione delle prestazioni, sviluppato e supportato interamente in Italia.

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⚠ Few reviews

Health

B 84/100

Few reviews

Active installs

1K+

≈1.2K estimated

Momentum

+64%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache” and “cdn” for “host” and “lighthouse”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “host” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lighthouse” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.

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How scoring works →

84 Health · B

Maintenance 100/100

Rating quality 76/100

Support 70/100

Security 81/100

84 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins

1K+

Active installs

≈1.2K estimated

15.3K

Total downloads

since 2024 · 6.5% still active

4.1/5

Rating

5.0 on wp.org · 2 reviews

+64%

2.7K

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

Install conversion

How it's measured →

6.5%

of downloads still active

At least 1K of 15.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 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 53 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.

Ratings · 2 reviews

Details

Version: 1.7.8
Last updated: 9d ago
Added: 2024-10-01 · 2 yrs old
Requires WP: 6.0.0
Tested up to: 7.0.8
Requires PHP: 8.0

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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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Most to gain: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100

Updated 9 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 52/100

5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

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

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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.

Momentum

Losing ground

-0.1

Velocity

places per keyword, 28d

13%

Breadth

of keywords climbing, 28d

-0.1

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
italia	#2	#4	0
host	#15	#23	up 1
varnish your tag	#15	#21	down 1
lighthouse	#24	#21	down 5
varnish wordpress	#16	#22	—
wordpress varnish	#17	#22	down 1
varnish caching	#22	#22	0
cache your tag	Not in the top 24
cdn your tag	Not in the top 24
seo your tag	Not in the top 24
speed your tag	Not in the top 24

45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

What to do about it

Swap “cache” and “cdn” for “host” and “lighthouse”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “host” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lighthouse” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
One page off on “varnish”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.

Daily downloads

Since 11 Sep 2024 · 781 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+64% vs prior 30d

5631 Oct 2026

3001500

5631 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.9K · peaks are release surges

2.5K31 Oct 2026

3K1.5K0

2.5K31 Oct 2026

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

Fastcache by Host.it · #6087youSpeedyCache · #116Swift Performance Li · #2832Breeze Cache · #160

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

8431 Oct 2026

907560

8431 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.

2.5K31 Oct 2026

10K5K0

2.5K31 Oct 2026

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.

releases in the last 12 months

9d ago

latest release · v1.7.8 · 22 Oct 2026

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.7.8 · 22 Oct 20261.7.7 · 14 Oct 20261.7.6 · 9 Oct 20261.7.5 · 9 Oct 20261.7.4 · 30 Sep 20261.7.3 · 29 Sep 20261.7.2 · 17 Sep 20261.7.1 · 15 Sep 20261.7 · 31 Aug 20261.6.18 · 23 Jul 20261.6.17 · 6 Jul 20261.6.16 · 3 Jul 20261.6.15 · 23 Jun 20261.6.12 · 10 Jun 2026

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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

v1.6 93%

v1.5 7%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate

1K–2K ≈1.2K

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 1K.

At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 249 days.

Install history since 10 Sep 2024

1K31 Oct 2026

1K5000<10 installs

1K31 Oct 2026

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗

★★★★★ Marco1956
10mo ago

Fastacache è un plugin che migliora sensibilmente la performance del sito. Inoltre è semplice configurarlo. Qualora si incontrassero dei problemi, l’assistenza di Host.it è veloce e, in generale, questo è un hosting di qualià elevatissima. Senz’altro tra i migliori
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★★★★★ dolceremy
1.1y ago

For me, host.it is the best hosting provider in the world, without a doubt and without rivals! The quality/price ratio is without a doubt and without rivals! Infinite space, PHP support for all versions, webmail with anti-spam, and now also a proprietary CDN at no additional cost! Top-notch support, always available via ticket and phone!
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Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.8). Sites still on an older version should update.

Patched Medium · 4.3 Fastcache by Host.it <= 1.7.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary .htaccess Page-Cache Block Modification via updateSettings() admin_action_update Hook ↗

2026-10-16 CVE-2026-107763 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.7.5 Patched in 1.7.6
Patched High · 7.2 Fastcache by Host.it <= 1.7.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Code Injection via .htaccess Directive Injection via 'cache_cookie_exclude' Setting ↗

2026-10-09 CVE-2026-104021 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 1.7.4 Patched in 1.7.5

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

✓ 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

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

6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Multisite.
✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
✓ Enough to quote 5,587 characters of description.
✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "seo", "varnish" do not.

Growth timeline

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

2026-08-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 29 days in tier
2026-07-29 800+ → 900+ up after 19 days in tier
2026-07-10 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
2026-06-28 600+ → 700+ up after 16 days in tier
2026-06-12 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
2026-06-09 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
2026-06-06 500+ → 600+ up after 15 days in tier
2026-05-22 400+ → 500+ up after 13 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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