No Cache AJAX Widgets
by Nirmal Kumar Ram · Performance
Also makes 6 other plugins · 30.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add AJAX powered widgets to your site. Serve fresh and dynamic content from any widget areas. Resolves common caching related issues.
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
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache” for “super cache”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “super cache” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 7.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 62 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cacheing your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| ajax widgets your tag | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| super cache | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| w3 total cache | #22 | #19 | down 2 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| caching your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| no cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache” for “super cache”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “super cache” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 279 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.1 · 13 Dec 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 321abc5.4y ago
Does what it says
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dimal7.3y ago
I use it for my HOME page that is cached. Works great, just great. But stopped Working in May 2024
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MassimoD7.8y ago
This is a little jewel plugin. Now i can load my weather info via this plugin and also have everything cached. Thanks for this Genius plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NightL7.9y ago
Geo Targeting plugin was not displaying correctly due to caching issues Used No Cache AJAX Widgets in conjunction with amr shortcode any widget The ajax component is a little slow to load but does not impact on speed tests
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andrew5510.4y ago
I have been exploring different methods of disabling cache (WP Super Cache) for over 2 years with no success. I was happy to have finally found this plugin. Very helpful and solves a huge issue for anyone wanting to use dynamic data and full page caching plugins at the same time.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add AJAX powered widgets to your site. Serve fresh and dynamic content from any widget areas. Resolves comm..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,377 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cacheing" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 300+ → 200+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 200+ → 300+ up after 3 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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WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Breeze Cache 300K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Cache Enabler 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
SpinupWP 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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