ezCache
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.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 90 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 60 |
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.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Sep 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| upress | 2 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+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 10 |
| Q3 2026 | 8 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
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.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 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
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 240 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 3,409 |
| 18 May 2026 | 447 |
| 25 May 2026 | 309 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 3,490 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 368 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 271 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 222 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 3,415 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 3,584 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 6,432 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 450 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 3,499 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 419 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 6,317 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 712 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 338 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,444 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 353 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 388 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 393 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 298 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 373 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 301 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 360 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 308 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 98 |
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.
Facts
| Version | 2.6.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | uPress |
| Added | 2 Sep 2019 |
| Last updated | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | cache, 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.