WP REST Cache

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1. ★★★★★ vlaim

   11mo ago

   Nice one! Decreased response time by almost 60%.

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2. ★★★★★ zerfl

   12mo ago

   This plugin is excellent and works exactly as advertised. Definitely worth a perfect rating. I do think the FAQ could be expanded a little more to mention process_cache_relations for custom REST endpoints, however. I only found my solution buried in other users’ threads. I had wrongly assumed that providing the object type manually via the determine_object_type hook was equivalent to making object relationships work, which is clearly not the case. Overall, a really great plugin and very well thought-out.

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3. ★★★★★ hirngesicht

   1.4y ago

   Using this plugin has made my API for filtering products go from finishing the filtering and reaching the user in 2.3 seconds to reaching the user in about 200 ms. A huge improvement indeed. However, I’ve noticed two things that slowly drive me insane: The add_filter for hiding the REST API button in the admin panel isn’t working. Why does this need a filter at all? Just make it a setting. I don’t get it. There is a serious lack of settings for this plugin. What if I want to cache one API route shorter than another? That’s currently impossible. Where’s the “regenerate all caches” button? This might very well be the only caching plugin without such a button. Yes, it has a “Clear all”, but no “Regenerate all”. This is a solid 5/5 if they add the above. I’ve yet to find a better solution that doesn’t involve Cloudflare. Thanks for the plugin! This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by hirngesicht.

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4. ★★★★★ carnini

   2.2y ago

   Installed on suggestion of WP Maps, made a big difference in load speeds of maps.

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5. ★★★★★ thaikolja

   2.3y ago

   Great plugin! I use it for a headless WordPress instance with Nuxt 3, and it works perfectly fine. The only thing I needed to change was the API endpoint since I created a custom endpoint to the route. But the FAQ cleared this up quickly and it works flawlessly. As a small suggestion I’d propose to add this option to the plugin’s settings page for easier access.

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6. ★★★★★ katerlouis

   2.5y ago

   It’s been years since I touched wordpress or php. My usecase was very tricky and not doable out of the box. It worked out great in the end and the response time is now 4-5 times quicker. Amazing. But the best part is how quickly Richard answered to my noob questions and even fixed a bug I found. If you ever need a beta tester! Hit me up <3

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7. ★★★★★ shineshine

   2.5y ago

   对于 WordPress REST API 提速非常明显，非常棒！ 并且还可以当发布文章、分类、Tag… 时自动刷新缓存，完全不用担心缓存时间过久问题。 但是我还有一个问题，这个缓存的数据是存储到哪里的，是存储在 Redis 中的吗？

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8. ★★★★★ superjin001

   2.9y ago

   the plugin is very helpful, thank you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2026.2.0 Release Date: May 19th, 2026 Fix: specified key was too long error. Improvement: Extra filters and actions. 2026.2.0
2. — Version 2026.1.3 Release Date: March 3rd, 2026 Fix: Prevent performance issue with hierarchical categories. 2026.1.3
3. — Version 2026.1.2 Release Date: February 25th, 2026 Fix: Prevent PHP warnings. Improvement: Add filter to disallow skip_cache parameter. Improvement: Added error log if set_transient fails. Improvement: Add support for flushing term cache 2026.1.2
4. — Version 2026.1.1 Release Date: January 20th, 2026 Fix: A XSS vulnerability in the plugin was discovered and fixed. It was reported by Nguyen Ba Khanh. Fix: Improved transition_post_status_logic. (Contribution by: Moshe Gross) 2026.1.1
5. — Version 2026.1.0 Release Date: January 14th, 2026 Improvement: Only flush caches on meta update if filter returns true. 2026.1.0
6. — Version 2025.2.0 Release Date: December 15th, 2025 Improvement: Also flush caches when only the (post) meta is updated. Earlier versions For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the changelog on Github . 2025.2.0

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

1. High · 7.2 WP REST Cache <= 2026.1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-03-23 CVE-2026-25347 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2026.1.0 Patched in 2026.1.1
2. High · 8.1 WP REST Cache <= 2025.1.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion ↗
   2025-07-28 CVE-2025-52716 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 2025.1.0 Patched in 2025.1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1

Translated into 6 languages, 2 at 90% or more

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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 REST API Cache 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags D
• Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Make Connector 80K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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