Gator Cache
by GatorDog · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
A better, stronger, faster page cache for WordPress. Performance that's easy to manage.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bbpress”, “cache” and “optimize” 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.
50 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 41.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2872 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 36 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2872 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “bbpress”, “cache” and “optimize” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.9y ago
latest release · v2.1.8 · 22 Dec 2018
41
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rpeveri6.8y ago
Far the best cache I tried. Very grateful for this wonderful plugin to “GatorDev” and I hope you continue to improve and update it. A big hug from Argentina.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Miguel A. Mendes7.4y ago
I have tried a lot of cache plugins and this is the best. Very simple to configure. I use this plugin in all my website with Autoptimize and a Lazy Load plugin. Thank you! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tallbruva8.6y ago
I have tried so many plugins to improve my WooCommerce site. WP Fastest Cache, W3 Total Cache, Hummingbird – the list goes on and on. ALL of them were completely USELESS with caching WooCommerce products pages. With this plugin, product pages load instantaneously. The only negatives are the images take time to load. I also tried using CDN (MaxCDN) and it looked like a mobile website from the 90’s. I’ve stopped using the CDN for now. Quite honestly, the site loads faster than using a CDN. That’s a minuscule price to pay. If you have WooCommerce, you MUST use this plugin. It’s the only one that specifically caches Products pages. No extra configuration necessary for it to work unless you want to tweak. But out of the box, it does what you need. This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by tallbruva.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ horizon70s9.6y ago
I was pleased to see a caching plugin that works with bbpress. Unfortunately, after all the setup it gave us literally a zero increase in our page speed. Not one point higher. I noticed there are support requests weeks old so I didn’t bother looking for help. If anyone has a great caching plugin that works with bbpress, I’m definitely interested.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ faietdohrnii9.6y ago
Your plugin is amazing =) It works !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ritzonline9.6y ago
make my website faster thanks for the plugin..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alain AUBERT9.6y ago
Very effective paired with the plugin “JCH Optimize”. Need nothing else, thank you very much 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.8y ago
I have tried several cache plugins,but Gator beats them all. Easy to use and no hooks.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A better, stronger, faster page cache for WordPress. Performance that's easy to manage."
- ✓ 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, bbPress, Jetpack, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 988 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-08 200+ → 100+ down after 659 days in tier
- 2024-02-18 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-02-15 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-02-10 300+ → 200+ down after 277 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 400+ → 300+ down after 217 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 400+ down after 196 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 600+ → 500+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2021-08-14 800+ → 600+ down after 377 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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WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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