Vendi Cache

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1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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.

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Share 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.

Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ pnutb

   8.3y ago

   Hello WP Lovers, First off, I have No connection to the makers of VC. I actually “signed up” a new account here so i could login and rave about VC. They deserve it. Should be #1, honestly, as the rest are either bloated or confusing or both. Over the years I’ve tried them all, from Rocket to WTC3 to you-name-it-plugin AND I’ve also used many different codes to avoid using an extra plugin. The problem with using codes to your .htaccess file is that themes change, the web changes and in the end there will be a glitch on your end sooner or later. So, get a clean coded theme, use LIGHT plugins, try Autoptimize + Optimize DB + Leverage Browser Caching + Vendi Cache and YOU WILL see a much faster site. A lazy load plugin will also help as photos are the #1 slower downer of your site. Getting your photos optimized is the #1 pro thing to do to speed up your site. Several plugin options out there OR resize/crunch them yourself. Vendi Cache used to be included in the Wordfence security plugin and boy did it speed things up. Then WF got bloated and slow–not sure how they are now–and they removed “Falcon” cache. So, now Falcon has reappeared as Vendi Cache and IMO it is the BEST cache plugin for 99% of websites. Try it for yourself using GTMetrix.com to A/B your site speed w and w/o Vendi. Cheers!

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2. ★★★★★ deputy963

   9.7y ago

   This has got to be the easiest drop in cache solution available. Works as expected without pages and pages of options.

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3. ★★★★★ Robswaimea

   9.8y ago

   Thanks for for your work in keeping the Falcon Engine alive.

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4. ★★★★★ ipmcorp

   9.8y ago

   We love Falcon and WordFence of course! We are running WP Network on Nginx and was able to drop in Vendi with no additional config. So grateful for the standalone, thanks everyone.

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5. ★★★★★ roger_burkhard

   10.0y ago

   I was looking for a replacement of the Wordfence Falcon Engine. Thank you so much, it works perfectly!

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6. ★★★★★ Bob

   10.0y ago

   Vendi Cache is an excellent drop-in replacement for Wordfence caching. I was very happy to hear Vendi offered this as I have been using the Falcon cache and really wanted to just keep using what I had in the past. Thank you!

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7. ★★★★★ carazariah

   10.0y ago

   Thank you thank you thank you! Falcon had really simplified my small business cache and since I am the webhost I was very satisfied with how it worked. This is working perfectly for the site I transitioned from Wordfence Falcon to Vendi-Cache

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8. ★★★★★ donikatz

   10.0y ago

   So happy you kind folks forked this from WordFence to keep their old Falcon cache alive. Simple, quick, works great. Sure, it’s not as powerful as some other cache plugins, but it’s VERY easy to use and maintain — the reason many of us had been using WF’s cache to begin with. Best of all, since it’s the same old Falcon cache, you don’t have to fully QA everything again. Huge time-saver. THANKS!

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-27 200+ → 100+ down after 12 days in tier
2. 2025-04-15 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-04-14 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-04-12 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-04-11 200+ → 100+ down after 452 days in tier
6. 2024-01-15 300+ → 200+ down after 278 days in tier
7. 2023-04-12 400+ → 300+ down after 190 days in tier
8. 2022-10-04 500+ → 400+ down after 125 days in tier

Competes with

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Vendi Cache: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/vendi-cache