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Leverage Browser Caching

by Rinku Y · Performance

Also makes 3 other plugins · 12.0K+ installs across the portfolio →

Speed up WordPress with browser caching. Automatically adds expiry headers for images, CSS, JS & fonts via .htaccess Zero config (Apache only)

How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 77/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins

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.

96 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 82/100
Listing tuning 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-87% vs prior 30d
34Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.4K

now · peak 20.2K

1.4K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Leverage Browser Cac · #2224 you Speed Up · #8065 Redirection · #22 TinyPNG · #319

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.1Stars · Aug 26

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.

153per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

3

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v3.1

7

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.1 · 2mo ago3.0 · 2mo ago2.7 · 2mo ago2.6 · 2.0y ago2.5 · 2.0y ago2.3 · 2.0y ago2.4 · 2.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 31% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v3.1 31%
v2.6 28%
v2.2 11%
v2.1 8.6%
v2.3 5.7%
Older / other versions 16%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
9K–10K ≈9.5K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2017-11-29 · 1,452 observations

9KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
3.1
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2017-07-03 · 9 yrs old
Requires WP
4.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.6

Recent reviews

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  1. Sepi
    2.3y ago

    nothing need to do. thank you dev team

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  2. kasper82
    5.5y ago

    I just want to thank you. I never leave reviews, but this just cut down the loading time on my site by 5 second and increased my GT Metrix rating from an F to a B. With just one plugin! I was really worried that my site was taking so long to load, but this was just the thing I needed. Great Application. If I could give more stars, I would!

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  3. canegunkai
    5.5y ago

    Injects ads in all pages in the Dashboard.

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  4. redrocksoftwares
    5.8y ago

    Before installing this Leverage browser caching of my website is F(4) according to GT Matrix. But after installing this it will be changed in D(60) truly amazing and awesome thing is that, they have no settings to set, it will be works automatically. Thank You Mr. Rinku Yadav

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  5. bondimedical3
    5.8y ago

    Easy to install and no settings to adjust as it automatically writes the code to your htaccess file. My score for leverage browser caching on GTmetrix went from F to B. Thank you for your great work.

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  6. SirAde
    6.1y ago

    tried it on 3 of my site and does the job easily

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  7. Tanmoy Biswas
    6.5y ago

    Thanks This plugin working perfectly for me

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  8. egoruk
    6.6y ago

    No effect! Does absolutely nothing. Don’t bother to install it.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 3.1 Code improvements Plugin check issues fixed 3.1
  2. Version 3.0 Code improvements Pro info and link added 3.0
  3. Version 2.7 Code improvements: browser caching rules now added only on plugin activation and removed only on deactivation. Added modern MIME types: WebP, AVIF, SVG, WOFF, WOFF2, TTF, JSON. Removed invalid image/jpg MIME type (duplic 2.7
  4. Version 2.6 Removed additional class. 2.6
  5. Version 2.5 Tested up to WordPress 6.6. Added additional class. 2.5
  6. Version 2.4 Tested up to latest WordPress. 2.4

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-08-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 995 days in tier
  2. 2023-12-03 20K+ → 10K+ 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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