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Nginx Cache

by Till Krüss · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Nginx Cache is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Nginx Cache
Ownership100
Maintenance65
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
tillkruess20 Nov 2014 to 4 May 2026, 37 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Nginx Cache
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 4 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.6 from 24 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star20
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Nginx Cache
4 May 2026570
11 May 2026911
18 May 2026873
25 May 2026758
1 Jun 2026703
8 Jun 2026763
15 Jun 2026579
22 Jun 2026646
29 Jun 2026564
6 Jul 2026607
13 Jul 2026544
20 Jul 2026708
27 Jul 2026527
3 Aug 2026800
10 Aug 2026729
17 Aug 2026728
24 Aug 2026820
31 Aug 2026762
7 Sep 2026765
14 Sep 2026653
21 Sep 2026986
28 Sep 2026753
5 Oct 2026764
12 Oct 2026685
19 Oct 2026996
26 Oct 2026993
2 Nov 2026179

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web VitalsScore 95 · 70,000+WP Super CacheScore 93 · 1,000,000+Nginx HelperScore 91 · 200,000+SpinupWPScore 91 · 30,000+Instant Back/ForwardScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.0.8
AuthorTill Krüss
Added20 Nov 2014
Last updated4 May 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress3.1
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagscache, flush, nginx, Purge, fastcgi

Other plugins by this author: Redis Object Cache, Email Address Encoder, Paste as Plain Text, Humans TXT

Questions

Is Nginx Cache still maintained?

Nginx Cache was last updated on 4 May 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Nginx Cache safe?

Nginx Cache has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Nginx Cache?

The wordpress.org author is Till Krüss. Recent committers: tillkruess, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Nginx Cache?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals, WP Super Cache, Nginx Helper, SpinupWP, Instant Back/Forward.

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