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ezCache

by uPress · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Sep 2026, 21 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for ezCache
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is ezCache still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Sep 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns ezCache, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer upress since Sep 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was ezCache removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is ezCache safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest ezCache update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.5. No one-star spike after it. 1 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master1 Sep 2019 to 1 Sep 2019, 1 commits
upress2 Sep 2019 to 1 Sep 2026, 71 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
21
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for ezCache
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 202610
Q3 20268
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Sep 2026. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

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

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for ezCache
4 May 2026240
11 May 20263,409
18 May 2026447
25 May 2026309
1 Jun 20263,490
8 Jun 2026368
15 Jun 2026271
22 Jun 2026222
29 Jun 20263,415
6 Jul 20263,584
13 Jul 20266,432
20 Jul 2026450
27 Jul 20263,499
3 Aug 2026419
10 Aug 20266,317
17 Aug 2026712
24 Aug 2026338
31 Aug 20263,444
7 Sep 2026353
14 Sep 2026388
21 Sep 2026393
28 Sep 2026298
5 Oct 2026373
12 Oct 2026301
19 Oct 2026360
26 Oct 2026308
2 Nov 202698

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 82% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Super Page CacheScore 95 · 70,000+WP Super CacheScore 93 · 1,000,000+xSpeed CacheScore 92 · 10,000+Nginx HelperScore 91 · 200,000+SpinupWPScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version2.6.5
AuthoruPress
Added2 Sep 2019
Last updated1 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagscache, redis, speed, performance, optimization

Other plugins by this author: Booter - Bots & Crawlers Manager

Questions

Is ezCache still maintained?

Yes. Last release 1 Sep 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns ezCache, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer upress since Sep 2019.

Was ezCache removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is ezCache safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest ezCache update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6.5. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue