Memcached Object Cache
by Mark Jaquith · Performance
Use memcached and the PECL memcache extension to provide a backing store for the WordPress object cache.
44 health vs 69 average across 512 Performance plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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 1347 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
483
now · peak 6.4K
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 20+ → 10+ down after 295 days in band
- 2025-09-22 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-09-17 20+ → 30+ up after 23 days in band
- 2025-08-25 30+ → 20+ down after 68 days in band
- 2025-06-18 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in band
- 2025-05-23 30+ → 20+ down after 28 days in band
- 2025-04-25 20+ → 30+ up after 92 days in band
- 2025-01-23 30+ → 20+ down after 351 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Object Cache 4 everyone 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - M MemcacheD Is Your Friend 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- B Batcache 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Cache Master 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - M Memcached Redux 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP Memcached Manager 60+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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