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Pods Alternative Cache

by Jory Hogeveen · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

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

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Pods Alternative 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
sc0ttkclark16 Apr 2014 to 24 Feb 2026, 36 commits
keraweb31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2025, 1 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
8 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Pods Alternative Cache
Q1 202418
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Feb 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.3 from 6 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Pods Alternative Cache
4 May 202688
11 May 2026120
18 May 2026174
25 May 2026170
1 Jun 2026148
8 Jun 2026149
15 Jun 2026154
22 Jun 2026123
29 Jun 2026139
6 Jul 2026137
13 Jul 2026119
20 Jul 2026161
27 Jul 2026130
3 Aug 2026167
10 Aug 2026153
17 Aug 2026193
24 Aug 2026173
31 Aug 2026144
7 Sep 2026120
14 Sep 2026138
21 Sep 2026160
28 Sep 2026132
5 Oct 2026191
12 Oct 2026132
19 Oct 2026231
26 Oct 2026209
2 Nov 202631

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

SQLite Object CacheScore 93 · 10,000+Redis Object CacheScore 92 · 500,000+OPcache ManagerScore 91 · 2,000+Docket Cache - Object Cache AcceleratorScore 89 · 20,000+APCu ManagerScore 89 · 10,000+

Facts

Version2.3.0
AuthorJory Hogeveen
Added16 Apr 2014
Last updated24 Feb 2026
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagspods, cache, wpengine

Other plugins by this author: Widget CSS Classes, View Admin As, Genesis Widget Column Classes, Pods Gravity Forms Add-On, Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars), Widget Subtitles, Admin Columns - Members add-on, Preview Menu, Admin Columns - Genesis Framework add-on

Questions

Is Pods Alternative Cache still maintained?

Pods Alternative Cache was last updated on 24 Feb 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Pods Alternative Cache safe?

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

Who owns Pods Alternative Cache?

The wordpress.org author is Jory Hogeveen. Recent committers: sc0ttkclark, keraweb, Shelob9, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Pods Alternative Cache?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: SQLite Object Cache, Redis Object Cache, OPcache Manager, Docket Cache - Object Cache Accelerator, APCu Manager.

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