by Cloudflare 3.5 (181 reviews)

Cloudflare

Name: Cloudflare
Rating: 3.5 (181 reviews)
Author: Cloudflare

All of Cloudflare’s performance and security benefits in a simple one-click install.

Cloudflare ranks #227 among WordPress.org plugins with 200,000+ active installations, is #12 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 3.5/5 rating from 181 reviews, and was last updated Oct 6, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v4.14.5 Current Version v4.14.5

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 06 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 18 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#12 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 1% by installs Downloads -36.5% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#227

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Active Installs

200K+

-25.5%

KW Avg Position

41.6

0.2 worse

Downloads

10M

+361 today

Support Resolved

25%

— No change

Rating

70%

Review 3.5 out of 5

3.5 (181 reviews)

Next Milestone 300K

Total Progress 67.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.5

181 reviews

Overall 70%

95 (52%)

13 (7%)

10 (6%)

53 (29%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

25%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

6 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jan 29, 2024

Cloudflare [cloudflare] < 4.12.3

CVE-2024-0212 · Fixed in v4.12.3
Jan 4, 2024

Cloudflare [cloudflare] < 4.12.3

CVE-2024-0212 · Fixed in v4.12.3
Jun 27, 2017

Cloudflare [cloudflare] < 1.1.12

CVE-2017-9841 · Fixed in v1.1.12
Mar 28, 2016

Cloudflare [cloudflare] < 1.3.21

Fixed in v1.3.21
Mar 28, 2016

Cloudflare [cloudflare] < 1.3.21

Fixed in v1.3.21
Cloudflare [cloudflare] < 1.3.21

Fixed in v1.3.21

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.14.5
Last Updated: Oct 06, 2026
Requires WP: 6.7+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Cloudflare

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
Reviews: 181
Support Threads: 4
Resolved: 25%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who use Cloudflare and want to manage its performance and security features without leaving the WordPress dashboard. It solves slow page loads and site security threats by enabling edge caching (APO) and a web application firewall tailored to WordPress.

Automatic Platform Optimization (APO)
Edge caching of static HTML
Automatic cache purge on updates
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Header rewrite for SSL redirect loops
In-plugin Cloudflare settings management
Analytics dashboard (visitors, bandwidth, threats)
HTTP2/Server Push support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cloudflare

Yes, on install and activation of the plugin, first time users will be asked to enter their email address (used to sign-up for an account at cloudflare.com) and either an API Token or their API key. This is needed to support all the features offered by the plugin.

You can review the recommended settings that are applied here.

APO works best when the WordPress plugin is used. We do not recommend using APO without the plugin installed. If you face issues with Cloudflare detecting the plugin then follow these steps: 1. Go to Cloudflare WordPress plugin 2. Disable APO in the card 3. Enable APO in the card (will set proper settings for APO feature) 4. Clear any server cache used via other plugins (WP Rocket being an example) 5. Verify that your origin starts serving response header “cf-edge-cache: cache,platform=wordpress” You can read more about APO with WordPress here

Yes, Cloudflare works with, and helps speed up your site even more, if you have Varnish enabled.