Powered Cache
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 12 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 67 |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Powered Cache still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Powered Cache, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer poweredcache since Aug 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Powered Cache removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Powered Cache safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Powered Cache update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 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.
| m_uysl | 8 Apr 2017 to 25 Mar 2021, 37 commits |
|---|---|
| poweredcache | 26 Aug 2021 to 3 Nov 2026, 60 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 12
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 54 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 3 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
67% of 6 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 129 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 297 |
| 18 May 2026 | 309 |
| 25 May 2026 | 255 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 244 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 235 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 236 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 182 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 189 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 183 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 219 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 173 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 199 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 213 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 189 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 262 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 214 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 204 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 272 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 254 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 230 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 281 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 242 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,270 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,102 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 601 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 73 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 195% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 4.0.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | poweredcache |
| Added | 7 Apr 2017 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | cache, Optimize, Page Speed, web vitals, performance |
Other plugins by this author: Image Optimizer PRO - Optimize Images, Convert AVIF & WebP
Questions
Is Powered Cache still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Powered Cache, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer poweredcache since Aug 2021.
Was Powered Cache removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Powered Cache safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Powered Cache update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.0.2. No one-star spike after it.