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Redis Object Cache

by Till Krüss · 500,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

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

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Redis Object Cache
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support60
Reputation85

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
tillkruess14 Nov 2014 to 18 Sep 2026, 250 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
46 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Redis Object Cache
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20256
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 18 Sep 2026. Tested with the current WordPress version.

Support

Resolved support threads by month for Redis Object Cache
Nov 202660%

60% of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Redis Object Cache
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20242.7
Q3 20242.3
Q4 20244.2
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20263.0
Q2 20264.5
Q3 20264.5

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 4.5 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star149
4 star4
3 star4
2 star2
1 star20
Latest low reviews

Momentum

500,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Redis Object Cache
4 May 202655,322
11 May 202690,195
18 May 202684,757
25 May 202677,514
1 Jun 202669,790
8 Jun 202669,573
15 Jun 202678,056
22 Jun 202677,436
29 Jun 202670,361
6 Jul 202667,841
13 Jul 202667,843
20 Jul 202665,985
27 Jul 202663,041
3 Aug 202664,164
10 Aug 202663,950
17 Aug 202664,940
24 Aug 202670,575
31 Aug 202669,363
7 Sep 202668,044
14 Sep 2026167,392
21 Sep 2026146,018
28 Sep 202695,793
5 Oct 202691,091
12 Oct 202685,371
19 Oct 202695,895
26 Oct 202683,478
2 Nov 202613,389

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

SQLite Object CacheScore 93 · 10,000+

Facts

Version3.0.0
AuthorTill Krüss
Added14 Nov 2014
Last updated18 Sep 2026
Active installs500,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsredis, relay, caching, performance, object cache

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

Questions

Is Redis Object Cache still maintained?

Redis Object Cache was last updated on 18 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Redis Object Cache safe?

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

Who owns Redis Object 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 Redis Object Cache?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: SQLite Object Cache.

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