Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks
by Anh Tran 5 (10 reviews)

Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks

A lightweight WordPress plugin for performance, security, cleanup, and everyday tweaks.

Falcon ranks #4,528 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #168 of 2,878 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Aug 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)
v2.11.2 Current Version v2.11.2
Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 17 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#168 of 2,878 in Discussion & Community Top 10% by installs Downloads -23.5% this week Actively maintained
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#4,528
-14 this week
Active Installs
2K+
-31.3%
KW Avg Position
74.8
0.6 worse
Downloads
58.2K
+68 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 92.5%
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Rank Changes

4,476 4,508 4,540 4,571 4,603 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026
4,471 4,515 4,559 4,602 4,646 31-08-2026 01-09-2026 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
10 reviews
Overall 100%
5
10 (100%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Falcon – WordPress Optimizations & Tweaks [falcon] < 2.10.1

    CVE-2026-59531 · Fixed in v2.10.1

  2. Falcon – WordPress Optimizations & Tweaks [falcon] < 2.8.4

    CVE-2024-54384 · Fixed in v2.8.4

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want performance, security, and cleanup improvements without installing multiple separate plugins. It provides toggleable settings for caching, hardening, database cleanup, and disabling unused WordPress features.

  • HTML page cache
  • Limit login attempts
  • Disable XML-RPC
  • Restrict upload file types
  • Clean revisions and transients
  • Disable block editor
  • Disable comments site-wide
  • Send WordPress email via SMTP

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks

Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks has 2,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 10 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks is developed by Anh Tran and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks requires WordPress 6.7 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks has been downloaded 58,221+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks is 2.11.2. It was last updated on August 17, 2026.
Yes. Falcon - Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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