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SQLite Object Cache

by OllieJones · Performance

Also makes 5 other plugins · 61.4K+ installs across the portfolio →

A fast persistent object cache backend for the rest of us, powered by SQLite and accelerated by APCu

How scoring works →
95 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 96/100
Support 86/100

95 health vs 67 average across 1,076 Performance plugins

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.

95 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 91/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 80/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-12-09 · 1,356 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+184% vs prior 30d
412Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

21.1K

now · peak 21.3K

21.3K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

SQLite Object Cache · #2113 you Docket Cache · #1212 APCu Manager · #1980 atec Cache APCu · #3744

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.

2.1Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

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

5

releases in the last 12 months

5mo ago

latest release · v1.6.3

27

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.6.3 · 5mo ago1.6.2 · 5mo ago1.6.1 · 7mo ago1.6.0 · 9mo ago1.5.7 · 11mo ago1.5.6 · 1.4y ago1.5.5 · 1.4y ago1.5.4 · 1.5y ago1.5.1 · 1.5y ago1.4.1 · 1.5y ago1.4.0 · 1.6y ago1.3.8 · 1.8y ago1.3.7 · 2.7y ago1.3.6 · 2.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.6 91%
v1.5 5.8%
Older / other versions 3.6%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
10K–20K ≈16K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 20K+ in roughly 1335 days.

Install history · since 2022-12-08 · 1,354 observations

10KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Details

Version
1.6.5
Last updated
8d ago
Added
2022-12-06 · 3 yrs old
Requires WP
5.9
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.6.3 A race condition caused expired cache entries to be copied to APCu incorrectly sometimes. This is corrected. Props to @pobrehablador for finding this defect. 1.6.3
  2. Version 1.6.2 Use PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE) sometimes to avoid excessively large re-used WAL files. Checkpoint more frequently. Health check for OPcache (not APCu) saturation. 1.6.2
  3. Version 1.6.1 Add an optional Flush Object Cache button to the admin bar. Props to Nick Chomey. Fix a defect in testing for writability of the .sqlite files. Props to @powerkiki: Adrien Crivelli. 1.6.1
  4. Version 1.6.0 Multisite: put the settings and statistics panels on the main site only. 1.6.0
  5. Version 1.5.7 Flush the cache immediately after any software installation or upgrade operation. To eliminate state data delete all transients from the database on activation and deactivation. Add a Help tab and hyperlink to the statis 1.5.7
  6. Version 1.5.6 Fix a warning while generating diagnostic info. Update wp-config.php more robustly. 1.5.6

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 6 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Russian 100%
Korean 84%
Persian 44%
Spanish (Spain) 44%
Norwegian (Bokmål) 24%
Portuguese (Brazil) 15%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 189 days in tier
  2. 2025-12-16 8K+ → 9K+ up after 101 days in tier
  3. 2025-09-06 7K+ → 8K+ up after 118 days in tier
  4. 2025-05-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 89 days in tier
  5. 2025-02-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 145 days in tier
  6. 2024-09-19 4K+ → 5K+ up after 87 days in tier
  7. 2024-06-24 3K+ → 4K+ up after 5 days in tier
  8. 2024-06-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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