Simple Cache

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

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.

2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ seshelby1

   3.9y ago

   <p>Love this plugin, I hope it is not a dead plugin</p> This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by seshelby1. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by seshelby1. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by seshelby1.

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2. ★★★★★ Yui

   4.9y ago

   Initially made simple, this plugin has conflicts with anything using object-cache.php drop-in, reported this 8 month ago. Ignored by support. Unusable/Very inconvenient use for my sites.

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3. ★★★★★ Michał

   5.1y ago

   I’ve tested many caching plugins and every single one pissed me off. One plugin had to many options to configure, another plugin broke my site, another more needed to buy premium version and pay… I just wanted simple cache, and that’s all. So I installed “Simple Cache” as the name says and it works perfectly! We have only few most important options and zero redundant shit 🙂 I already built many sites with this plugin and I’ve never had any problem. Only when you use WooCommerce remember to put cart page URL to “Exception URL(s)” area so plugin will not cache products in the cart. This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Michał.

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4. ★★★★★ Sebastian Thulin

   5.4y ago

   Does what it should. No hassle.

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5. ★★★★★ edupin

   6.1y ago

   After install and activating on a fresh WordPress installation, totally broke my site and made it unreachable, even the admin section: Error 503 Backend fetch failed Backend fetch failed Now I have to uninstall it via FTP to make my site recover.

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6. ★★★★★ Галина

   6.3y ago

   Установила плагин Simple Cache, активировала. Включила плагин после 2 нажатий: Включить кеширование, сразу не включился. При переходе с консоли на главную страницу сайта: Перейти на сайт – на экране надпись: На сайте возникла критическая ошибка. Главная страница сайта не открылась. Плагин деактивировала – все нормально. После обновления сайта снова активировала плагин. При активации плагина – опять критическая ошибка. Плагин заявлен, как простой кеширующий плагин, который просто работает – поэтому хотела его установить, надеялась, что не будет проблем.

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7. ★★★★★ dwell

   7.4y ago

   1. No support 2. After activation shows desktop version for mobiles 3. No support 🙁

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8. ★★★★★ adamngai

   7.6y ago

   After I activate the plugin, the following message prompt out, I have tried to use “Auto” or even Manual to add the code but the error message still there, and the plugin not function until the message being fix. I am using wordpress 5.0.4, php 7, so don’t waste your time to try this plugin. Simple Cache has encountered the following error(s): define( “WP_CACHE”, true ); is not in wp-config.php. Either click “Attempt Fix” or add the code manually.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.1

Translated into 118 languages, 4 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 94 more locales with partial translations.

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-12-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-12-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 517 days in tier
4. 2024-07-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 380 days in tier
5. 2023-06-20 4K+ → 3K+ down after 252 days in tier
6. 2022-10-11 5K+ → 4K+ down after 224 days in tier
7. 2022-03-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 200 days in tier
8. 2021-08-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 613 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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Simple Cache: 1K+ active installs, 4.2★ (57 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-cache