Flash Cache
by etruel · Performance
Also makes 11 other plugins · 12.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Static page cache served by your web server, without PHP: cache rules per page type, background refreshes and lighter CSS and JavaScript.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+106%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cache”, “optimize” and “page cache” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
82 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 10.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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 1 release 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.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
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.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
-1.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| free flash | #4 | #21 | up 6 |
| flash | #12 | #23 | down 10 |
| db cache | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cache”, “optimize” and “page cache” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 26 Jan 2023 · 1,374 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10d ago
latest release · v4.0 · 21 Oct 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 25 Jan 2023
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Static page cache served by your web server, without PHP: cache rules per page type, background refreshes a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("made for", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions LiteSpeed.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,567 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Optimize" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 204 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 30+ → 20+ down after 351 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 20+ → 30+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-04-06 30+ → 20+ down after 142 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 30+ → 40+ up 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).
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10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags C -
FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
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