Hyper Cache
by Stefano Lissa · Performance
Also makes 17 other plugins · 413.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hyper Cache is a performant and easy to configure cache system for WordPress.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.9K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “browser cache” and “html cache” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
78 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 2 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.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 270 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 82 reviews, smoothed to 4.35★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| autoptimize | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
| cache your tag | #24 | #16 | down 10 |
| cache control | #15 | #10 | down 2 |
| html cache | #20 | #14 | down 3 |
| browser cache | #20 | #15 | down 2 |
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “browser cache” and “html cache” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- Slipping on “cache”. Down 10 places since 2026-08-02, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.9K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v3.4.4 · 3 Feb 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 43 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 13 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ NightFlash3.3y ago
С этим плагином нагрузка на сервер в разы меньше, а сама скорость загрузки страниц значительно выросла. Они загружаются просто моментально!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christian Gäking4.4y ago
Really well coded plugin, improved pagespeed for google from 86 to 93 compared to lightspeed cache. Simple and reliable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ treecutter5.1y ago
Hyper Cache just works for us, and does exactly what we want. Code is very lightweight, simple to install and even easier to use. Very decent plugin indeed, thank you to the developer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bloup6.6y ago
Hyper cache is an little known excellent cache plugin for wordpress. This is the only free plugin I am aware of that is capable of creating two separate caches for your website. One for your mobile version and one for your desktop version. It is great for those like me who have a wordpress theme that is not responsive. My theme delivers a mobile menu for mobile phones and a desktop menu for desktops. I needed a version of a page to display the mobile menu and another version to display the desktop menu. I used WP super cache. It didn’t work because it had no separated cache. I bought WP rocket. It stored two versions but Googlebot for smartphone returned issues when it scanned a page of my website. It is simple. It can be set up in 30 seconds. There aren’t any useless settings. It only works with PHP, it means several things. it means that this plugin will never mess up your HTACCESS and create strange behavior due to rewrite directives since there is NO rewrite directives. Your HTACCESS remain CLEAN just like when your mother clean the toilets. You activate it and it works. Googlebot for smartphone love it and does not return any errors. I love to read no loading issues. This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by bloup.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pierre2367.3y ago
I install it in one website because i have bug with other plugin, i just thing it’s normal cache like other, but after i don’t understand why this website are more speed than my other, then i install it in other, replace other famous caching, and can see miracle, green color on page speed test! Thanks a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lousalome27.4y ago
Good work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dorogoi7.5y ago
I tried to change the settings of the plugin. Plugin broke site. I had to restore the site. Upd. The problem was solved
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Toulze7.7y ago
This is to replace a supposely famous other WordPress cache plugins that bug my site. First page without plugin: 38 requests 1.80 MB / 1.41 MB transferred Finish: 9.27 s DOMContentLoaded: 1.44 s load: 9.27 s With plugin: 7 requests 212.02 KB / 2.04 KB transferred Finish: 6.20 s DOMContentLoaded: 385 ms load: 730 ms Nothing else to say, the numbers are talking. Just enough control to be a pro solution
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.4.4 Readme changes Removed separated mobile cache (obsolete) 3.4.4
- — Version 3.4.3 WP 6.9 check PCP check 3.4.3
- — Version 3.4.2 Fixed fatal error 3.4.2
- — Version 3.4.1 Compatibility check with WP 6.3.2 3.4.1
- — Version 3.4.0 Compatibility check with WP 5.8 Fixed some plugin and readme headers Preparing to remove the mobile server side detection Setting the minimum WP version to 4.6, translations loading are now fully managed by WP 3.4.0
- — Version 3.3.9 Added clean up of blog posts page (thanks Erich) 3.3.9
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 69 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 45 more locales with partial translations.
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Hyper Cache when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Caching
Readme readiness
4 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 "Hyper Cache is a performant and easy to configure cache system for WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,299 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "performance" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-18 8K+ → 7K+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 125 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1221 days in tier
- 2022-08-01 20K+ → 10K+ down after 729 days in tier
- 2020-08-02 30K+ → 20K+ down after 732 days in tier
- 2018-08-01 40K+ → 30K+ down after 512 days in tier
- 2017-03-07 50K+ → 40K+ down after 575 days in tier
- 2015-08-10 60K+ → 50K+ down
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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Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Swift Performance Lite 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
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