Preload Fullpage Cache
by Pothi Kalimuthu · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Preloads any new or recently updated post into fullpage cache. Requires a fullpage caching layer or plugin, such as Varnish or WP Super 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
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “amp”, “cache” and “mobile” for “super cache”, “varnish” and “varnish cache”. “amp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “super cache” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mobile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish cache” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 7.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 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 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fullpage cache your tag | #1 | #2 | — |
| fullpage | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| recently updated | #7 | #18 | — |
| preload your tag | #11 | #22 | up 1 |
| super cache | #19 | #21 | 0 |
| varnish | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| cache preload | #12 | #21 | down 1 |
| varnish cache | #20 | #20 | down 3 |
| varnish wordpress | #22 | #21 | — |
| wordpress varnish | #23 | #21 | down 1 |
| varnish caching | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| amp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 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 “amp”, “cache” and “mobile” for “super cache”, “varnish” and “varnish cache”. “amp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “super cache” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mobile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish cache” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “preload”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 198 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
6mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 17 May 2026
3
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 24 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ babiskalogirou3.9y ago
Does what promises! Simply and nicely!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed7.4y ago
Integrate perfect with Borlabs Cache plugin, charge cache very fast. Thanks for it. Five starts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ René9.6y ago
The plugin relieves the server. It loads pages before publishing to the cache. Save and publish takes a bit longer with the plugin, but that’s okay. I use it with “cache enabler” plugin. very helpful.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3
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
7 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 "Preloads any new or recently updated post into fullpage cache. Requires a fullpage caching layer or plugin,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP Rocket, LiteSpeed.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,085 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 100+ → 90+ down after 2473 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 20+ → 100+ 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).
-
AMP 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AMP WP – Google AMP For WordPress 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nginx Cache Purge Preload 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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