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Basil

Name: Basil
Author: basilcache

Rule-driven static page caching with explicit, deterministic control over which pages may be cached.

Basil ranks #71,587 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #1,021 of 1,658 in the Performance category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Sep 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v0.1.5 Current Version v0.1.5

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 11 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.1.5
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Author: basilcache

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Basil

Basil captures completed templates through WordPress's native template enhancement buffer instead of opening its own long-lived output buffer. Sites that opt out of this buffer for streaming, or serve pages outside the normal template lifecycle, continue to work but do not generate cache entries.

No. Basil defaults to bypassing every request. Page caching requires guided setup and at least one enabled cache rule.

No. Basil bypasses requests that contain authentication, session, cart, or other known personalization signals.

No. Version 1 uses the local filesystem and makes no runtime external requests.

Only the guided setup can add Basil's marked WP_CACHE block and owned advanced-cache.php drop-in. Runtime cache entries stay below cache/basil/ under the configured uploads base. Basil verifies exact ownership markers before removing any of these artifacts.

Basil reports the likely conflict and does not deactivate the other plugin or overwrite its drop-in. An object-cache.php drop-in is not treated as a page-cache conflict.

Basil reports that WP_CACHE needs repair and offers a protected dashboard button. The repair removes only canonical Basil blocks and exact Basil marker comments. Other WP_CACHE declarations, plugin settings, and unfamiliar configuration remain unchanged.

Deactivation preserves rules but clears cached pages, scheduled cleanup, and only Basil-owned runtime/configuration artifacts. Uninstall also removes Basil's stored rules and private options. Foreign files and configuration are left untouched.

No. Version 1 detects multisite and keeps page caching disabled.

No. Editable final HTML is intentionally deferred. Manual changes to cache entries are unsupported and may make an entry fail validation and bypass.