Cachebuster
Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Cachebuster still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Cachebuster, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer kiboit since Feb 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Cachebuster removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Cachebuster safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Cachebuster update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.10. No one-star spike after it. 13 Aug 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.
| plugin-master | 26 Feb 2020 to 26 Feb 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| kiboit | 26 Feb 2020 to 13 Aug 2026, 28 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 6 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 48 |
| 18 May 2026 | 40 |
| 25 May 2026 | 57 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 53 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 48 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 33 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 37 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 53 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 53 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 65 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,178 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 221 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 796 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 582 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 153 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 134 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 98 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 111 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 117 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 117 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 167 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 117 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 162 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 142 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 24 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.10 |
|---|---|
| Author | Albert Peschar |
| Added | 26 Feb 2020 |
| Last updated | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | cache, timestamp, cachebuster, cache busting, modification time |
Other plugins by this author: PhastPress
Questions
Is Cachebuster still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Cachebuster, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kiboit since Feb 2020.
Was Cachebuster removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Cachebuster safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Cachebuster update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.10. No one-star spike after it.