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Best nginx plugins for WordPress

The most popular nginx plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Speed Optimizer leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Nginx Helper (200K+) and Proxy Cache Purge (50K+). All 34 plugins tagged “nginx” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 nginx plugins

  1. 1.
    Speed Optimizer

    The most installed nginx plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 641 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Nginx Helper

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 31 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Proxy Cache Purge

    50K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 26 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Nginx Cache

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 24 reviews, updated 6 months ago.

  5. 5.
    LWSCache

    5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    TNC Toolbox

    1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    Hestia Nginx Cache

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Nginx Cache Controller

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 15 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  9. 9.
    AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget

    900+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 17 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  10. 10.
    Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

    600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

All 34 plugins tagged “nginx”