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Vendi Cache

by cjhaas · Performance

Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →

Vendi Cache is a disk-based cache plugin derived from Wordfence's caching engine.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
How scoring works →
49 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 86/100
Support 70/100

49 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.

  • Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0, well behind 6.8.

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.

41 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 8/100
Rating quality 65/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3527 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+44% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

56

now · peak 114

5630d 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

Vendi Cache · #15106 you Uncache Script · #11492 WP Super Cache · #38 WP-Optimize · #52

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.

560per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
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.

0

releases in the last 12 months

9.7y ago

latest release · v1.2.1

7

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.2.1 · 9.7y ago1.2.0 · 9.7y ago1.1.4 · 9.8y ago1.1.3 · 9.8y ago1.1.2 · 9.8y ago1.1.1 · 9.9y ago1.1.0 · 9.9y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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.

v1.2 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈190

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

Install history · since 2018-02-03 · 1,392 observations

100Installs · 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. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.2.1
Last updated
9.7y ago
Added
2016-10-24 · 9 yrs old
Requires WP
3.9
Tested up to
4.7.0
Requires PHP

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. pnutb
    8.2y 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
    9.5y 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
    9.7y ago

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

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  4. ipmcorp
    9.7y 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
    9.8y 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
    9.8y 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
    9.8y 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
    9.8y 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!

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

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

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

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