Best varnish cache plugins for WordPress
The most popular varnish cache plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CLP Varnish Cache leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Varnish WordPress (70+) and Is Varnish Working? (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “varnish cache” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 varnish cache plugins
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CLP Varnish CacheThe most installed varnish cache plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.Varnish WordPress
70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Is Varnish Working?10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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Smart Varnish10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.0.
All 4 plugins tagged “varnish cache”

CLP Varnish Cache
Up in the last 7 days:16#2,000by CloudPanel7 months ago
CLP Varnish Cache lets you configure the cache lifetime, paths, and parameters to exclude from caching. You can purge single urls or cache entries by …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 105/day
Varnish WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:138#18,470by AdminGeekZ8 years ago
This plugin enables you to use the Varnish cache with WordPress, designed for high performance websites.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Is Varnish Working?
#36,747by Oliver Whysall5 years ago
Test your wordpress url to see if it contains the Varnish Cache HTTP headers
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Varnish
Down in the last 7 days:2,522#46,914by Smartpixels10 years ago
Varnish cache bypass plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day