Memcached Redux
by Scott Taylor · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 9 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Uses the Memcached class (not the Memcache class) to implement WP Object Cache
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” for “memcache”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “memcache” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 42.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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 2369 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2369 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcache | #22 | #15 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| manage cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| memcached your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| object cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” for “memcache”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “memcache” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 408 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
6.5y ago
latest release · v0.1.7 · 7 May 2020
7
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.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kech616.4y ago
Well, the plugin does its Job (cloud/centos7/apache/php/fpm/7.3 + memcached) fine. However, my site is quite komplex (multilingual, bbpress, aso..). Yesterday I had to make some changes (new pages) and the menu-system completely fell apart. It was not possible to add menu items, the connect between language-versions fell appart – horrible. Issue was finally solved by renaming the object_cache.php in wp_contend. So: The performance is really fine, but admin have to know what they are doing and disable plugin when changing (at least) menues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Olaf Lederer7.7y ago
Using the object cache plugin on my VPS from Upcloud managed with Serverpilot. Result? Everything feels much faster Using now php7.2 and can’t wait that the memchached extension becomes available for php7.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ solgaz8.5y ago
many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ramanm8.8y ago
Works with PHP7 amd Amazon Elasticache memcached. [link removed] Thank you for making this available. This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by ramanm. This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by bdbrown. Reason: Links not permitted in reviews
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pothi Kalimuthu10.3y ago
Memcached PHP extension and memcached servers are widely supported by many hosts these days (2016). So, this plugin just works with most hosts. Now, I can’t see any site without using this plugin for WP Object Cache!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.2y ago
One star removed because you don’t activate it… while the instructions say to move one file, they could also say “and then don’t click Activate because it won’t.” However, it works very well indeed! Thank you for making this available.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave Lozier12.4y ago
I’m glad I found this – was thinking I’d have to write one myself. It’s working just fine for me under 3.9.1 too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed12.4y ago
Thanks, works fine. Good Summer ¡ ¡ This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by General Seed.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.1
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Uses the Memcached class (not the Memcache class) to implement WP Object Cache"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 426 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin", "manage cache" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-03 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 200+ → 100+ down after 576 days in tier
- 2024-07-28 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-07-22 300+ → 200+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2024-07-08 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 300+ → 200+ down after 1 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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Object Cache 4 everyone 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
SQLite Object Cache 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Slim Maintenance Mode 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
APCu Manager 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Redis 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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