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Cloudflare
Fast edge caching that sometimes leaves users in the dark.
GrowingPoor rating
63/100
The plugin offers lean integration but suffers from neglect and paywall frustration.
Active installs
~302,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
3.5★
180 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+56%
Growing fast
1,065 → 1,662 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORverified rating is 3.17★
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +56% in the last year
1,065/day a year ago→1,662/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayThe official Cloudflare plugin for WordPress is appreciated for its stability and clean, no-bloat design, but is significantly undermined by a long period of apparent abandonment — no updates, broken compatibility with recent WordPress versions, and poor support — with some signs of renewed maintenance as of late 2025.
What people like
- +Stable and reliable — does not break WordPress installations or add unsolicited features/ads×3
- +Works well with Cloudflare APO for caching and JS minification, offering a simpler setup than third-party cache plugins×2
- +Lean, non-bloated settings interface compared to competing plugins
Common complaints
- −Plugin was effectively abandoned for an extended period — no updates, no new features, no maintenance×4
- −Broken or blank settings screen on recent WordPress versions (since 6.7.2)
- −Poor or non-existent support, including for paying APO customers who are redirected to free-tier restrictions×3
- −APO feature can cause infinite redirect loops when used alongside other optimization plugins
- −APO does not work on subdomains, with no resolution provided by support
- −Limited free-tier functionality — the most useful feature (APO) requires a paid subscription×2
- −API key setup is not user-friendly or safe for average WordPress users
Review trustReviews look organic
- 3.17★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.50★
- 13%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 180 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-09★★★★★Please updateelyazmusic1-shot
- 2025-09-16★★★★★Powerful integrationdavedecc
- 2025-05-26★★★★★reliablepikaboo1
- 2025-03-22★★★★★not average wp user safealabandit
- 2025-03-09★★★★★Doesn't work anymorechuckwolferockstar
- 2024-12-10★★★★★Best Business Practices?Snerdey
- 2024-11-25★★★★★Seamless experienceekmantime
- 2024-09-08★★★★★Abandoned | No Supportgenerosus
- 2024-08-13★★★★★Immediately Noticeable Speeduphrldcpr
- 2024-04-18★★★★★Could be more usefulrafaelzrt
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
3,164
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
1,688
Prior 7-day baseline
2,132
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
31,936
Mean release-day peak (30d)
3,099
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+87.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
13%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.31
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
44%
5★ share in analyzed sample
13%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.20 → 3.17★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered