Periodic Nginx Cache Purger
by Felix Mellitzer · Performance
Purges cache once a week by default, running a WP Cron Job with Nginx Helper WordPress Plugin. The interval can be changed in the general settings in …
41 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2133 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 57
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
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
5.8y ago
latest release · v1.1.0
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Nginx Cache 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hestia Nginx Cache 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Cache Purge Helper 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Nginx Cache Purge Preload 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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