Lite Cache
by Stefano Lissa · Performance
Also makes 12 other plugins · 414.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
The smallest cache plugin ever released (but still greatly efficient).
50 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4391 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
105
now · peak 191
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
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
12.9y ago
latest release · v2.2.7
5
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,387 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The range spans more than 10x because wp.org publishes install counts as broad bands, and conversion and price compound on top. Read the midpoint as an order of magnitude, not a valuation.
How we estimate this
Assumptions
- Free → paid conversion. 0.5%–2% of active installs pay for the pro tier. Typical for freemium WordPress plugins; the real rate varies a lot by product.
- Annual price per customer. $49–$129 a year, typical for Performance plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
- Acquisition multiple. 2.5x–4.5x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, stretched a little because downloads are growing.
- Install base. 100–200 active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).
Inputs
- Active installs
- 100–200
- Category
- Performance
- Pro tier
- detected ("Lite" naming, the free tier of a paid product)
- Download trend
- growing (30d downloads up vs prior 30d)
- Reviews
- 18
- Last updated
- 4391 days ago
Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tpiha10.7y ago
I’ve tried them all and this is definitely the best one. I’m using it for years, works great on all WordPress versions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noahj12.1y ago
Out of the box this plugin will supercharge your website loading times. “Tim The Toolman” would be proud of this MORE POWER Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omduk12.5y ago
Very good and lightweight so far. Keep up with the updates. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bolt2412.5y ago
If you’re running and small to mid size site forget monster installs like Total Cache etc. This is a mandatory install. ALL sites I’m running score 93-100 on Pingdom speed test site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gcdavis12.8y ago
I’ve just installed it after removing (too complex for a beginner) W3 Cache which twice left me with the white screen of death. Lite Cache has speeded up my admin page, adding products etc that had recently slowed to a crawl with no cacheing installed. Congratulations to the author, I shall make a donation. Graham
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.8y ago
Using Lite Cache with WooThemes Canvas, and I can’t believe how easy it is to use. It speeds up loading of the site very noticeably. Our site contains 16gb of media and thousands of posts, so I like the fact that this plugin doesn’t try to cache everything at once — it caches each post once it has been viewed by a non-logged-in user. Very intelligent. I combined Lite Cache with the Better WordPress Minify plugin, the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin, and the HTML5 boilerplate browser-caching code for htaccess. The overall result is a MUCH faster page-load time. Very happy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Conner12.9y ago
It just works, relatively flexible (just ignore exclude option and some issues).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kapkan12.9y ago
It is simple, fast and effective..
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-01 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-02-23 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-22 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-21 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 100+ → 200+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-16 100+ → 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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Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Breeze Cache 300K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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