The Cache Purger

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1. ★★★★★ Han Leentvaar

   3mo ago

   Most of my customer sites use multiple caching plugins. Customers get confused about different buttons like “Clear cache”, “Flush cache”, “Empty cache” etc.This plugin solves that!Besides, you can set automatic clearing on a lot of different hooks, even for CPT’s and Forms. The support is at lightning speed, a request for support of another caching plugin was developed within a week! Thank for this brilliant plugin Kevin.

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2. ★★★★★ mquiggeorgia

   5mo ago

   We use this plugin on over 150 sites to keep caches cleared, including Cloudflare. Been working great, had an issue briefly, associated with a particular “unusual” hosting platform. Asked developer about it and he fixed it within a week! Plugin clears all kinds of caches: OP cache, object cache, server caches. If you’ve been using the Cloudflare plugin to keep that cache cleared, particularly when developing, you won’t need it anymore as this plugin communicates directly with Cloudflare via API. Highly recommended plugin; invaluable in this day where we have multiple caches that can cause issues with maintaining fresh data for clients.

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3. ★★★★★ therber2

   7mo ago

   Massively buggy. A bunch of cdn image try to load at the admin settings page and it loads and crashes right away. i finally got that to stop by just removing the cdn stuff from the plugin file and then found there isn’t actually a setting for bluehost :/big waste of time. but a good idea in theory.

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4. ★★★★★ Skrlance

   2.1y ago

   Now, we got the option to purge selected type of cache only. The plugin developer swiftly updated the plugin with required features.

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5. ★★★★★ Lawrence Ip

   2.1y ago

   This plugin, in tandem with WP Rocket on WordPress.com hosting (Business Plan), does a deeper and more effective purge of my site’s cache. Sure, WP Rocket has its own purge, but it does not go as deep. This plugin really does assist in making things right. Thank you 🙏

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6. ★★★★★ korkylime

   3.6y ago

   I have been using this plugin for over 18 months and it does eactly what it says on the tin! About 4 weeks ago It stopped working due to server upgrades on my web hosting platform. The developer was very quick to respond to my issue and helped me through a minefield to the point where it is once again working. If you need your Cache purged on a regular basis…look no further

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 The Cache Purger <= 2.3.20 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Log Deletion via 'the_log_purge' Parameter ↗
   2026-07-15 CVE-2026-15350 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.3.20 Patched in 2.3.21

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-08-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
2. 2025-08-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-08-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 87 days in tier
4. 2025-05-25 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-05-23 700+ → 800+ up after 70 days in tier
6. 2025-03-14 600+ → 700+ up after 70 days in tier
7. 2025-01-03 500+ → 600+ up after 13 days in tier
8. 2024-12-21 400+ → 500+ up after 102 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).

• WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Breeze Cache 300K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Cache Enabler 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
• Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• SpinupWP 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B

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The Cache Purger: 1K+ active installs, 4.5★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/the-cache-purger