Instant Back/Forward
by Weston Ruter · Performance
Enables back/forward cache (bfcache) for instant history navigations even when “nocache” headers are sent, such as when a user is logged in.
Daily downloads
Since 2025-07-21 · 359 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
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 “10K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 357 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 15 days in band
- 2025-10-20 8K+ → 9K+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-10-11 7K+ → 8K+ up after 6 days in band
- 2025-10-05 6K+ → 7K+ up after 8 days in band
- 2025-09-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 7 days in band
- 2025-09-20 4K+ → 5K+ up after 7 days in band
- 2025-09-13 3K+ → 4K+ up after 6 days in band
- 2025-09-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/nocache-bfcache" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Instant Back/Forward — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Instant Back/Forward: 10K+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/nocache-bfcache