Grade A

Prevent Browser Caching

Name: Prevent Browser Caching
Rating: 4.9 (28 reviews)
Author: kostyatereshchuk

⤓ Download v2.3.6 on WordPress.org ↗

by kostyatereshchukupdated 2026-05-02💎The Hidden Gem

Instant CSS updates for developers that might break your checkout.

HealthyDeclining

83/100

It effectively forces asset updates for developers but may cause issues for WooCommerce stores.

Loved32/40

Trustworthy14/15

Fair & Honest15/15

Maintained18/18

Momentum4/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

Show the snippet

add_filter( 'style_loader_src',  'bust_asset_cache' );
add_filter( 'script_loader_src', 'bust_asset_cache' );

function bust_asset_cache( $src ) {
    if ( is_admin() ) {
        return $src;
    }
    return add_query_arg( 'bust', time(), $src );
}

Keep in mind:Using time() busts the cache on every page load; replace with a fixed string or a stored option when you want a single manual-bump workflow.

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Active installs

~15,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+

Rating

4.9★

28 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

-17%

Declining

20 → 17 installs/day

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Declining · -17% in the last year

20/day a year ago→17/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

Prevent Browser Caching is praised for its simple one-click cache clearing that reliably fixes stale CSS/JS issues, but a few users report WooCommerce incompatibility and missing automatic query-string updates.

What people like

+Clears browser cache for CSS/JS with a single click×4
+Works out of the box to resolve stale page or CSS changes, even on heavily cached sites×2
+Simple and effective; works across multiple sites and integrates well with page builders like Elementor×2
+Fixes critical cache-related functionality problems, such as preventing product options from loading

Common complaints

−Incompatible with WooCommerce, causing payment errors
−Manual button does not work when automatic mode is disabled (later fixed)
−Does not automatically update query strings when files change, a feature some users want

Review trustMostly organic

4.92★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
11%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

2023-11-172025-03-112026-06-04

5★ reviews1–4★ reviews

All-time ratings · 28 total

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Latest reviews · 28 analyzed

2024-11-25★★★★★Very good robertorefresh
2024-05-17★★★★★Best Cache Plugin ever rompikapo
2023-10-29★★★★★MAGIC!!!teacherdesigner
2023-03-14★★★★★O unico que funciona!mdknet
2023-02-27★★★★★Lifesaver – will now use for all dev work mrsminkie
2022-04-23★★★★★Super Awesome dklsd787s6
2022-01-19★★★★★Perfect miko
2021-12-06★★★★★Good “cache-busitng” solution viablethought
2021-06-02★★★★★I love this plugin wwwolf
2021-02-28★★★★★5 stars cyberseo

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2026-05-02v2.3.5
2026-05-02v2.3.6
2023-09-25v2.3.4
2022-06-01v2.3.3
2018-10-26v2.3
2018-07-04v2.2
2018-05-21v2.1
2018-01-13v1.1

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For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download 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.

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

Prior 7-day baseline

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

576

Mean release-day peak (30d)

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

+387.5%

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.

33%

Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

3.11

Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

96%

5★ share in analyzed sample

11%

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

—

Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

4.93 → 4.92★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered