WP OPcache
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Oct 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP OPcache still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP OPcache, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer mnttech since Feb 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP OPcache removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP OPcache safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP OPcache update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 3 Oct 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.
| mnttech | 15 Feb 2017 to 3 Oct 2026, 58 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 32 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 3 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 19 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- One of those days · 1 star · 20 Nov 2020
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 | 113 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 350 |
| 18 May 2026 | 477 |
| 25 May 2026 | 424 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 424 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 473 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 351 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 357 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 344 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 440 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 331 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 455 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 424 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 422 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 409 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 473 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 419 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 409 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 396 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 438 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 546 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,323 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 4,051 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,123 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,375 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 992 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 138 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.3.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | nierdz |
| Added | 15 Feb 2017 |
| Last updated | 3 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | php, cache, flush, OPcache, multisite |
Questions
Is WP OPcache still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WP OPcache, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mnttech since Feb 2017.
Was WP OPcache removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is WP OPcache safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP OPcache update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.3.0. No one-star spike after it.