Best purge cache plugins for WordPress
The most popular purge cache plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The Cache Purger leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Speed Up (50+) and HTL Clear All Cache (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “purge cache” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 purge cache plugins
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The Cache PurgerThe most installed purge cache plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Speed Up50+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
HTL Clear All Cache10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 hours ago.
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Cache WatchFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
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AJO One-Click Cache CleanerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “purge cache”
The Cache Purger
Down in the last 7 days:353#6,610by Kevin Pirnie2 months ago
Automatically purge every server-side cache on your WordPress site — plugins, hosting environments, PHP, memory stores, and CDNs — all from one place.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Speed Up
Up in the last 7 days:556#20,606by Simone Nigro3 months ago
A very simple plugin to make your site run lightning fast with page caching.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
HTL Clear All Cache
Up in the last 7 days:31,155#38,132by hashtechlogictoday
Clear your WordPress cache in one click: plugin cache, transients, object cache (Redis) and popular cache plugins, with logs and auto-clearing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cache Watch
#49,807by FCB Digital Ltd9 days ago
Clear cache everywhere at once: cache plugin, host, Cloudflare, Varnish and object cache. Auto purge on change or schedule, then preload pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
AJO One-Click Cache Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:7,658#73,797by Ali J Online3 months ago
A lightweight page caching plugin with a one-click admin bar cleaner and automatic cache purging on post updates.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day