Best flush plugins for WordPress
The most popular flush plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP OPcache leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Server-Side Cache AutoPurge (10K+) and Nginx Cache (8K+). All 10 plugins tagged “flush” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 flush plugins
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WP OPcacheThe most installed flush plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Server-Side Cache AutoPurge10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Nginx Cache8K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 24 reviews, updated 6 months ago.
- 4.
Purge Varnish Cache1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 5.
Hestia Nginx Cache1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Clear cache for Timber500+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
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Rewrite Flush Button100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 8.
Clear OPcache80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
Flush Permalinks Button30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 10.
PermapilotFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “flush”
WP OPcache
#1,799by nierdz1 month ago
Manage OPcache inside your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 132/day
Server-Side Cache AutoPurge
Up in the last 7 days:7#1,807by suresupport4 months ago
Purge server-side cache automatically after making website changes. Optimized for servers managed by SureSupport.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 44/day
Nginx Cache
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,342by Till Krüss6 months ago
Purge the Nginx cache (FastCGI, Proxy, uWSGI) automatically when content changes or manually within WordPress.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.6(24)
- Downloads
- 163/day
Purge Varnish Cache
Down in the last 7 days:31#5,419by Dsingh5 months ago
Clean clear VARNISH cache automatically when content on your site is created or modified, also allow you to purge VARNISH cache manually.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Hestia Nginx Cache
Up in the last 7 days:65#5,777by Juniper2 months ago
Purged the Nginx cache automatically after making website changes. Uses the new HestiaCP API, released in 1.6.0.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 29/day
Clear cache for Timber
Down in the last 7 days:9#8,678by ogrosko2 years ago
Small Wordpress plugin for flushing cache of Timber (Twig Template Plugin for Wordpress)
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day
Rewrite Flush Button
Up in the last 7 days:50#14,048by Shaun Scovil13 years ago
Adds a "Flush Rewrite Rules" button to WP-Admin > Settings > Permalinks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Clear OPcache
Up in the last 7 days:7#17,858by jessehorne7 years ago
Flush PHP OPcache and WinCache with the click of a button and automatically before WordPress updates.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flush Permalinks Button
Down in the last 7 days:31#23,024by Ashar Irfan3 years ago
A plugin to add a button to flush permalinks in WordPress admin bar.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Permapilot
#67,486by guyargaman24 days ago
Never re-save Settings → Permalinks again. Fixes 404s on new post types, taxonomies and custom routes automatically.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day