Nginx Cache
by Till Krüss 4.6 (23 reviews)

Nginx Cache

Purge the Nginx cache (FastCGI, Proxy, uWSGI) automatically when content changes or manually within WordPress.

Nginx Cache ranks #2,170 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #73 of 1,523 in the Performance category, a 4.6/5 rating from 23 reviews, and was last updated May 4, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)
v1.0.8 Current Version v1.0.8
Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 04 May, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#73 of 1,523 in Performance Top 5% by installs Downloads -27.3% this week
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Rank
#2,170
-6 this week
Active Installs
10K+
-6%
KW Avg Position
11
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Downloads
308.5K
+95 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
92%
Review 4.6 out of 5
4.6 (23 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 6.5%
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Rank Changes

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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6
23 reviews
Overall 92%
5
19 (83%)
4
2 (9%)
3
0 (0%)
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Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved
1
Total Threads
0
Resolved
1
Unresolved
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Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Nginx Cache. Checked 1 week ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators running Nginx with FastCGI, Proxy, or uWSGI caching. It solves the problem of manually clearing stale Nginx cache by purging it automatically when content changes, or on demand within WordPress.

  • Purges FastCGI cache
  • Purges Proxy cache
  • Purges uWSGI cache
  • Automatic purge on content changes
  • Manual purge within WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Nginx Cache

Nginx Cache has 10,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Nginx Cache holds a 4.6 out of 5 star rating based on 23 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Nginx Cache is developed by Till Krüss and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Nginx Cache requires WordPress 3.1 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 7.
Nginx Cache has been downloaded 308,542+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Nginx Cache is 1.0.8. It was last updated on May 4, 2026.
Yes. Nginx Cache is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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