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Proxy Cache Purge
A lightweight purger that might accidentally freeze your site.
HealthyGrowing
82/100
The plugin reliably purges cache but risks stalling your entire site if the proxy connection fails.
Active installs
~50,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 40k+
Rating
4.4★
26 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+124%
Growing fast
140 → 314 installs/day
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 · +124% in the last year
140/day a year ago→314/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayProxy Cache Purge is a well-regarded, lightweight Varnish/proxy cache purging plugin that works reliably for most users, but carries a notable caveat around severe site slowdowns when the configured proxy IP becomes unreachable or the environment is misconfigured.
What people like
- +Works reliably for purging Varnish cache across a variety of setups, including Multisite and third-party hosts like Gandi.net×4
- +Unobtrusive and low-maintenance once configured — stays out of the way when not needed×2
- +Easy to install and configure with minimal setup required×2
Common complaints
- −Plugin stalls site requests for ~30 seconds when a configured custom IP is no longer reachable, with no error surfaced to the admin or logs×2
- −Does not work with NGINX reverse proxies that omit Age headers, and plugin documentation offers no guidance on what headers are required
- −Activating the plugin caused severe slowdowns (20-second delays) on page saves and comment submissions in some environments
- −Defaults to external/public IP for PURGE requests, which is considered a security risk; requires manual wp-config.php or VCL edits to use internal IP
- −No granular control over which pages are purged after a post edit or new post — all-or-nothing purge behavior
- −Does not purge cache when used alongside W3 Total Cache in at least one reported setup
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.48★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 4%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
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 26 total
Latest reviews · 26 analyzed
- 2026-02-04★★★★★Finally!manuamaro
- 2025-05-01★★★★★Simply WorksSkrlance
- 2023-09-05★★★★★Age Header Missingbandsaw12
- 2023-04-06★★★★★Works Precisely As Advertisedrandom9q
- 2023-01-22★★★★★ОТЛИЧНО, СПАСИБО ВАМ!senatmedia
- 2022-09-01★★★★★Just saying thank you for this pluginDave Loodts
- 2020-04-17★★★★★Plugin fails with host migrationsrvry
- 2019-07-11★★★★★GOOD! Easy and effective!lars Portman
- 2018-10-19★★★★★AwesomeKunal Desai
- 2016-04-14★★★★★It Works!eD Thomas
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Proxy Cache Purge
Top Speed plugins, ranked by score.For 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.
152
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
286
Prior 7-day baseline
432
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
5,106
Mean release-day peak (30d)
608
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
-46.9%
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
3.21
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
73%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.42 → 4.48★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered