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Warmer – Cache Warmer and Cache Preload Crawler

by Atakan Oz · Performance

Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →

Warm your WordPress cache with scheduled crawling, cache preloading, URL source control, logs, diagnostics, and WP-CLI.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 68 average across 1,075 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.

84 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 57/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 50/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-12-19 · 620 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+7% vs prior 30d
3Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

121

now · peak 377

12130d 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

Warmer · #18294 you WP Super Cache · #38 WP Fastest Cache · #48 Breeze Cache · #156

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.3Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.7Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
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.

3

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v3.0.2

6

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.0.2 · 3mo ago3.0.1 · 3mo ago3.0.0 · 3mo ago2.0.1 · 1.4y ago2.0.0 · 1.4y ago1.0.0 · 1.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v3.0 83%
v2.0 17%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
70–80 ≈77

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

At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 95 days.

Install history · since 2024-12-20 · 576 observations

70Installs · 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
3.0.2
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2024-12-19 · 1 yr old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.3.5

Recent reviews

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  1. stagesegment
    3mo ago

    I started to use this plugin alongside with WP Super Cache and it pairs up really well! I’ve had few questions during the setup and got the answers in merely few hours. I think this is a quite useful plugin to improve TTFB if you are using a cache. Plus, it also warms up the Cloudflare cache too.

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  2. fullfatdesigns
    3mo ago

    I’m using this plugin alongside Cache Enabler and it works perfectly to warm-up the pages after clearing the cache. As a result, my TTFB of some pages have gone from 3 seconds to 308ms. I had a question about the crawler queue and received a reply within a few hours of submitting the request and continued to reply to messages with explanations and an acceptable workaround… and then released a new version (the same day) to fully fix my issue. Very happy with the plugin and support.

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  3. cihancankara
    4mo ago

    Super easy to get going. Installed it, picked my content types, set a schedule, and that was it. The UI is clean and doesn’t feel bloated like others.

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  4. Kalacta
    11mo ago

    Does not work out of the box as described for my setup I purchased pro and installed on my dedicated server running latest WordPress with PHP 8.4.* – 54gb ram, 16 core CPU. Proper solid rig with other advanced setup options. Can not start crawler (unable to connect issue). Crashes website on post publish or edit (critical error white-screen story). wp-cli function not compatible with php 8.4. Appears you need to use php 8.2 ( tried to use it, but above errors continued). This day and age, when you pay for a premium product, you expect speedy support….otherwise you are binned. Zero customer support – even an automated response would be welcomed. This topic was modified 9 months ago by Kalacta.

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  5. Brian Jackson
    1.4y ago

    Warming cache is an excellent way to increase your cache HIT ratio and ensure visitors hit cache as often as possible after cache expiration or content is updated. We’ve been using the Warmer plugin for a few months now, and after monitoring the CrUX data, we saw a decrease of ~29% in our time-to-first-byte (TTFB) on one of our sites. ⚡ Warmer was the only change that was made during this time period. The developer of Warmer understands how to create an easy to use UI that is fast and lightweight. You do want to be careful not to overuse this feature on shared hosts, but you can choose a less aggressive crawler setting if needed in the plugin. And only warm the cache of your most important content (post types).

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  6. noahhs
    1.4y ago

    Overall, pretty solid. The UI’s clean, super easy to navigate, and it does exactly what it says it will.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

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, 2 at 90% or more

Japanese 93%
Russian 93%
Spanish (Chile) 29%
Spanish (Spain) 29%
Turkish 18%
German 6%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-29 80+ → 70+ down after 8 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-21 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-20 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2026-06-19 70+ → 80+ up after 5 days in tier
  5. 2026-06-14 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-11 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
  7. 2026-06-05 60+ → 70+ up after 194 days in tier
  8. 2025-11-23 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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