Nginx Cache Controller
by Takayuki Miyauchi · Performance
Also makes 20 other plugins · 39.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Provides some functions of controlling Nginx proxy server cache.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cache”, “nginx” and “reverse proxy” 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.
48 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 306K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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.
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 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1439 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1439 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 | ||
| nginx your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reverse proxy 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”, “nginx” and “reverse proxy” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.7K · 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.
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
3.9y ago
latest release · v3.3.4 · 22 Nov 2022
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 3.5 years 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 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Junko Nukaga10.4y ago
It is great to be attentive the cache control. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paulalexandru10.7y ago
I made some tests and it does exactly what I want. Thank you a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fabiomontefuscolo10.7y ago
Nice work! Thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.7y ago
Good Solution for nginx.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alicula11.0y ago
It works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis11.0y ago
I’ve installed the plugin using WP 4.3.1 but I can’t find the Options tab. How I am going to change the settings with no options tab?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ couhie11.7y ago
I have been the following error when enable the plug-ins. > Index column size too large. The maximum column size is 767 bytes. In the case of utf8 tables, ‘cache_url’ column what supports 256 characters index length is longer. I want to define in 255 characters to ‘cache_url’.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ horike12.1y ago
Amazing
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 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 "Provides some functions of controlling Nginx proxy server cache."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,486 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "reverse proxy" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-05-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-05-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-04-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-04-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 13 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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Proxy Cache Purge 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nginx Cache 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
LWSCache 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hestia Nginx Cache 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Cleavr Clear Cache 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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