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WP Super Cache
Reliable speed gains with a persistent Jetpack Boost sales pitch.
HealthyGrowing
90/100
This plugin reliably speeds up sites but occasionally annoys users with Jetpack ads and specific cache management issues.
Active installs
~1.3 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 1.0M+
Rating
4.3★
1,342 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+25%
Growing fast
8,391 → 10,507 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 · +25% in the last year
8,391/day a year ago→10,507/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP Super Cache is a well-regarded free caching plugin that reliably improves WordPress site speed for most users, though it carries notable caveats around cache management behavior, compatibility with certain theme features, and promotional nudges toward Jetpack Boost.
What people like
- +Noticeably improves page load times and overall site performance×5
- +Completely free yet competitive with paid caching solutions
- +Relatively straightforward to set up×3
- +Support team is responsive to questions
Common complaints
- −Cache preload function appears to delete and restart the cache after completing a full preload cycle, rather than holding cached pages until content is updated
- −Incompatible with Astra Pro's Color Switcher (dark mode): cached pages fail to remember the user's selected color palette across navigation
- −Unchecked cache file growth reportedly caused a server crash
- −Plugin interface heavily promotes Jetpack Boost, which users find intrusive
- −One user reported redirect malware appearing after reinstalling the plugin, though causation was not confirmed
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.35★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 9%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 · 1,342 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-27★★★★★Best solution for ultra speed!maca8291
- 2026-03-10★★★★★okWinston
- 2026-03-06★★★★★Nice Speed Boostauroramella
- 2026-02-25★★★★★Does not work with Astra Pro's Color Switcherbawman1-shot
- 2025-10-13★★★★★Fast, Simple, and EffectiveWillem Jurka
- 2025-08-05★★★★★A good functional pluginweboosteg
- 2025-05-09★★★★★Very helpful toolRene Maurer
- 2024-11-27★★★★★Warningbjorne51
- 2024-11-11★★★★★Billboard voor Jetpack Boostelco.vanberkel
- 2024-10-24★★★★★Simple and Usefullabsii
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to WP Super Cache
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.
9,334
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
10,272
Prior 7-day baseline
10,811
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
180,220
Mean release-day peak (30d)
16,946
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
-9.1%
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.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.05
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
73%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.29 → 4.35★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered