MemcacheD Is Your Friend
by Jeffrey Schutzman · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds MemcacheD object cache support to WordPress and auto-configures your cache setup.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+8%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “cache”, “memcache” and “memcached” 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.
46 health vs 69 average across 1,805 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 44.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,105 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 7.1.
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 4236 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4236 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| memcache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| memcached your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cache”, “memcache” and “memcached” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 483 · 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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 2 years to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Apr 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ xu wu2.2y ago
Creation of dynamic property WP_Object_Cache::$cache_misses is deprecated wp-content/plugins/memcached-is-your-friend/memcached-class-object-cache.php:486 PHP website reference: Usage of dynamic properties The creation of dynamic properties is deprecated, unless the class opts in by using the #[\AllowDynamicProperties] attribute. stdClass allows dynamic properties. Usage of the __get()/__set() magic methods is not affected by this change. A dynamic properties deprecation warning can be addressed by: Declaring the property (preferred). Adding the #[\AllowDynamicProperties] attribute to the class (which also applies to all child classes). Using aWeakMapif additional data needs to be associated with an object which one does not own.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Smexhy2.3y ago
Plugin is throwing fatal errors on PHP 8+ and WP 6.5.5
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alonelypath3.1y ago
Just what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrea6.8y ago
With PHP 7.3, WP 5.3.2 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ error500ru7.2y ago
I’m install, activate and it`s work (wp 5.2.2)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JJNW9.7y ago
A really, really easy install. And to ensure it’s working, just look under Tool > Memcached and see statistics. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rares11.1y ago
Decreased the average number of SQL queries on our high traffic website from ~256/page to ~55/page. Awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VannDigital11.1y ago
Just installed this plugin to replace Memcached Redux. So only time will tell how this plugin performs for my website. But so far so good…
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 "Adds MemcacheD object cache support to WordPress and auto-configures your cache setup."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,285 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 738 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2023-07-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2023-05-31 3K+ → 2K+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2023-03-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-02-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 813 days in tier
- 2020-12-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 413 days in tier
- 2019-10-15 1K+ → 2K+ up
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).
- B Batcache 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
- W WP Memcached Manager 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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WP Spider Cache 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Object Cache 4 everyone 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Cache 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Cache Master 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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