WP Clear RSS Cache
by mdjekic · Performance
A simple WP action to clear the RSS widget cashe.
42 health vs 66 average across 772 Performance plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4975 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
71
now · peak 177
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-24 200+ → 100+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 100+ → 200+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-19 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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