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Breeze Cache

by Cloudways · 300,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
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Watch: held back by a low Support score (57 of 100).

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Breeze Cache
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
Support57
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Breeze Cache still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 61 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Breeze Cache, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer owaisalam since May 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Breeze Cache removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Breeze Cache safe?
14 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.15). Not on the exploited list. 16 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Breeze Cache update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.4. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 2026 · Release history

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
adeelkhan22 Jul 2017 to 22 Apr 2024, 608 commits
owaisalam27 May 2024 to 2 Nov 2026, 229 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
61
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Breeze Cache
Q1 20244
Q2 20243
Q3 20245
Q4 20247
Q1 20258
Q2 20256
Q3 20256
Q4 20252
Q1 20267
Q2 202614
Q3 202611
Q4 20264

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 3.5 (8 reviews). Lifetime: 3.6.

Average rating per quarter for Breeze Cache
Q1 20241.0
Q2 20243.0
Q3 20243.7
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20253.8
Q2 20251.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20253.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20263.5

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 3.5 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star77
4 star1
3 star9
2 star15
1 star32
Latest low reviews

Security record

9 vulnerabilities in 24 months (14 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.5.15).

Show 14 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Sep 2026Breeze Cache <= 2.5.14 - Unauthenticated Cache Poisoning5.3<= 2.5.142.5.15Patched before disclosure
28 Aug 2026Breeze Cache < 2.5.13 - Unauthenticated File Creation via Path Traversal5.3< 2.5.132.5.13Patched before disclosure
14 Aug 2026Breeze Cache <= 2.5.12 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Content Deletion5.3<= 2.5.122.5.13Patched before disclosure
22 Jun 2026Breeze Cache <= 2.5.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.5.52.5.6Patched before disclosure
28 May 2026Breeze Cache <= 2.5.2 - Unauthenticated Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor via Crafted Login Cookie5.3<= 2.5.22.5.3Patched before disclosure
22 Apr 2026Breeze Cache <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via fetch_gravatar_from_remote9.8<= 2.4.42.4.5Patched before disclosure
18 Feb 2026Breeze – WordPress Cache Plugin <= 2.2.21 - Missing Authorization to Cache Deletion5.3<= 2.2.212.2.22Patched before disclosure
13 Jan 2026Breeze <= 2.2.21 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.2.212.2.22Patched before disclosure
18 Jun 2025Breeze <= 2.2.13 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.2.132.2.14Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2024Breeze <= 2.1.14 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.1.142.1.15Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2024Breeze <= 2.1.14 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.1.142.1.15Patched before disclosure
25 Mar 2024Breeze <= 2.1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via breeze_api_token5.5<= 2.1.32.1.4Patched before disclosure
19 Sep 2022Breeze <= 2.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via import_json_settings4.3<= 2.0.82.0.9Patched before disclosure
2 May 2022Breeze – WordPress Cache Plugin <= 2.0.2 - Unprotected AJAX Actions6.5<= 2.0.22.0.3Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

57% of 14 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Breeze Cache
4 May 202616,024
11 May 2026415,582
18 May 2026185,733
25 May 202647,873
1 Jun 2026173,998
8 Jun 2026289,157
15 Jun 202653,524
22 Jun 2026166,996
29 Jun 2026293,598
6 Jul 202653,244
13 Jul 202630,543
20 Jul 2026156,316
27 Jul 202645,247
3 Aug 2026264,410
10 Aug 2026168,085
17 Aug 202644,928
24 Aug 202627,971
31 Aug 2026139,952
7 Sep 2026159,312
14 Sep 2026259,870
21 Sep 2026161,322
28 Sep 2026155,261
5 Oct 2026154,895
12 Oct 2026150,446
19 Oct 2026160,148
26 Oct 202644,173
2 Nov 202682,903

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.6.4
AuthorCloudways
Added22 Jul 2017
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagscdn, cache, caching, WP Cache, performance

Other plugins by this author: Cloudways Site Manager, Cloudways WordPress Migrator

Questions

Is Breeze Cache still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 61 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Breeze Cache, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer owaisalam since May 2024.

Was Breeze Cache removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Breeze Cache safe?

14 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.15). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Breeze Cache update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6.4. No one-star spike after it.

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