Filename based asset cache busting

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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.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

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.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

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 · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.

1. ★★★★★ Sumit P

   7.4y 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

   9.0y ago

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

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3. ★★★★★ loseveny

   9.5y ago

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

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4. ★★★★★ James Maiden

   9.6y 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

   9.8y ago

   works as advertised

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

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-20 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
2. 2026-10-13 100+ → 200+ up after 17 days in tier
3. 2026-09-26 200+ → 100+ down after 124 days in tier
4. 2026-05-25 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-05-22 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-05-21 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-05-20 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-05-18 100+ → 200+ up 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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Filename based asset cache busting: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/filename-based-asset-cache-busting