Best chaching plugins for WordPress
The most popular chaching plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPBase Cache leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Hyper Cache Extended (300+) and Mihan WP Cache (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “chaching” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 chaching plugins
- 1.
WPBase CacheThe most installed chaching plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Hyper Cache Extended300+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Mihan WP Cache10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 3 plugins tagged “chaching”
WPBase Cache
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,054by baseapp11 days ago
A wordpress plugin for using all caches on varnish, nginx, php-fpm stack with php-apc. This plugin includes db-cache-reloaded-fix for dbcache.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 171/day
Hyper Cache Extended
Down in the last 7 days:50#10,444by mlazarov8 years ago
Hyper Cache Extended is flexible and easy to configure cache system for WordPress. It's aim is to work on any installation.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.9(14)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mihan WP Cache
#40,631by mihanwebdesign7 years ago
Really simple cache plugin! Caching creates an ultra-fast load time, essential for improving Search Engine Optimization and increasing conversions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day