wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “html cache”
wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →
For “html cache”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 5 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.
wp.org search ranks on
Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.
We add
A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Aruba HiSpeed Cache shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 100K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #1 2 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228)
wp.org #2 3 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #3 ↑3 4 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 
WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 
Insert Html Snippet 20K+ · 4.9★ (237)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
Cache Enabler 100K+ · 4.3★ (139)
wp.org #9 ↓2 10 
Breeze Cache 300K+ · 3.6★ (133)
wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too high 11 
HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter 60K+ · 4.4★ (110)
wp.org #14 3 too low 12 
Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score 3K+ · 4.8★ (58)
wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13 C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ · 4.8★ (29)
wp.org #12 1 too high 14 
Hyper Cache 7K+ · 4.5★ (82)
wp.org #20 ↓3 6 too low 15 
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641)
wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16 
Cache Warmer 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #19 3 too low 17 
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) host-installed base
wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 
Kwayy HTML Sitemap 6K+ · 4.7★ (18) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too high 19 
Proxy Cache Purge 50K+ · 4.4★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 1 too high 20 
Object Cache 4 everyone 5K+ · 4.2★ (30) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ · 3.0★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #10 11 too high 22 
HTML Page Publisher 500+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
Clear Autoptimize Cache Automatically 4K+ · 4.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Ergonet Cache 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #16 8 too high Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.