Plugin Output Cache
by RobMarsh · Performance
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin Output Cache can be used by other plugins to cache portions of their output for efficiency.
41 health vs 67 average across 1,076 Performance plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 17+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.2, well behind 6.8.
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 6551 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
41
now · peak 84
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
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
17.9y ago
latest release · v4.0.8
5
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-27 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-26 30+ → 20+ down after 461 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 40+ → 30+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-12-27 30+ → 40+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 40+ → 30+ down after 491 days in tier
- 2023-08-06 50+ → 40+ down after 217 days in tier
- 2023-01-01 60+ → 50+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 50+ → 60+ up
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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Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site 60K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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