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APCu Manager

by Pierre Lannoy · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: APCu Manager is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for APCu Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master10 Jan 2020 to 10 Jan 2020, 1 commits
PierreLannoy10 Jan 2020 to 18 Aug 2026, 48 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
12
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for APCu Manager
Q1 20241
Q2 20245
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20266
Q4 20260

Last release 18 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
8 Jun 2026APCu Manager <= 4.4.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 4.4.04.5.00

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for APCu Manager
Q4 20235.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star18
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for APCu Manager
4 May 2026174
11 May 2026334
18 May 2026314
25 May 2026307
1 Jun 20262,648
8 Jun 2026490
15 Jun 2026386
22 Jun 2026302
29 Jun 2026338
6 Jul 2026307
13 Jul 20261,393
20 Jul 2026558
27 Jul 20262,301
3 Aug 2026468
10 Aug 2026436
17 Aug 20262,280
24 Aug 2026521
31 Aug 2026459
7 Sep 2026384
14 Sep 2026480
21 Sep 2026498
28 Sep 2026502
5 Oct 2026528
12 Oct 2026441
19 Oct 2026863
26 Oct 2026700
2 Nov 2026105

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

SQLite Object CacheScore 93 · 10,000+Redis Object CacheScore 92 · 500,000+OPcache ManagerScore 91 · 2,000+

Facts

Version4.6.1
AuthorPierre Lannoy
Added10 Jan 2020
Last updated18 Aug 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.2
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsapcu, W3TC, cache, monitor, object cache

Other plugins by this author: OPcache Manager, DecaLog, Sessions, Device Detector, IP Locator, Vibes, oEmbed Manager, Traffic, MailArchiver, Apache Status & Info, Keys Master

Questions

Is APCu Manager still maintained?

APCu Manager was last updated on 18 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is APCu Manager safe?

APCu Manager has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns APCu Manager?

The wordpress.org author is Pierre Lannoy. Recent committers: PierreLannoy, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of APCu Manager?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: SQLite Object Cache, Redis Object Cache, OPcache Manager.

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