WPBase Cache
by baseapp · Performance
A wordpress plugin for using all caches on varnish, nginx, php-fpm stack with php-apc. This plugin includes db-cache-reloaded-fix for dbcache.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.2K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “performance” and “speed” for “varnish cache”, “varnish” and “full page cache”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish cache” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “full page cache” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 760.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
63
Momentum
Gaining ground
+3.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
43%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+3.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| chaching your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| db cache your tag | #3 | #13 | up 12 |
| php fpm | #3 | #10 | up 5 |
| apc | #3 | #9 | up 3 |
| varnish | #11 | #18 | up 11 |
| stack | #14 | #22 | — |
| varnish cache | #10 | #19 | up 9 |
| nginx | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| full page cache | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| varnish wordpress | #10 | #18 | — |
| wordpress varnish | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| nginx cache | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| no cache | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “performance” and “speed” for “varnish cache”, “varnish” and “full page cache”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish cache” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “full page cache” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 44.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v5.5.7 · 28 Oct 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 3K.
At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 200 days.
Install history since 18 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ menesme10.6y ago
good plugin. plz keep update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed11.8y ago
Thanks, keep update, great job, works fine, super fast backend
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dsomaya13.3y ago
it has helped my website optimize. it has improved the performance of my website.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.5.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.5
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A wordpress plugin for using all caches on varnish, nginx, php-fpm stack with php-apc. This plugin includes..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 831 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("chaching", "performance", "speed" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 4 days in tier
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).
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Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Hyper Cache 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B
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