Filename based asset cache busting

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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. ★★★★★ Sumit P

   7.2y ago

   I was looking for something like Laravel’s Elixir Cache bursting solution and found this plugin. Works great. To use this in nginx, add below line inside the server block of your site’s nginx configuration # Support for Filename-based asset cache busting Plugin location ~* \.(?:css|js)$ { if (!-e $request_filename){ rewrite ^/(.+)\.([0-9\.]+)\.(js|css)$ /$1.$3 break; } }

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2. ★★★★★ neomobil

   8.9y ago

   Very useful and simple plugin. Should be the first one to choose. Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ loseveny

   9.4y ago

   Thanks for making this, simple, easy use and powerful! it helps me lot.

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4. ★★★★★ James Maiden

   9.4y ago

   If you run a site that users browser caching, and you should, you should also be using some kind of cache busting. This plugin make it easy.

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5. ★★★★★ bobhhh

   9.6y ago

   works as advertised

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-25 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-05-22 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-21 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-05-20 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-05-18 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-05-16 200+ → 100+ down after 73 days in tier
7. 2026-03-04 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-03-02 200+ → 100+ down after 1 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).

• A Assets to footer 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Footer header JS & CSS 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• A AssetsMinify 40+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
• C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple Header Footer HTML 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• LuckyWP Scripts Control 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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Filename based asset cache busting: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/filename-based-asset-cache-busting