by Konstantin Kovshenin 4.9 (31 reviews)

Surge

Name: Surge
Rating: 4.9 (31 reviews)
Author: Konstantin Kovshenin

Surge is a very simple and fast page caching plugin for WordPress.

Surge ranks #3,286 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, is #137 of 1,658 in the Performance category, a 4.9/5 rating from 31 reviews, and was last updated May 6, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.2.1 Current Version v1.2.1

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 06 May, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#137 of 1,658 in Performance Top 5% by installs Downloads -25.7% this week

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Active Installs

4K+

-11.8%

KW Avg Position

80.7

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Downloads

52.3K

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98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (31 reviews)

Next Milestone 5K

Total Progress 87.9%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.1
Last Updated: May 06, 2026
Requires WP: 5.7+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: 7.3 or higher
Author: Konstantin Kovshenin

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 31
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Surge is for WordPress site owners who want faster page loads without configuration. It solves slow load times and high time-to-first-byte by generating and serving static HTML files from a page cache.

Static HTML page caching
No configuration required
Automatic cache invalidation on updates
Disk-based file storage
Works on well-configured hosting
Handles high concurrent requests

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Surge

There isn't one.

Toggle the plugin activation or run wp surge flush using WP-CLI.

Visit the Site Health screen under Tools in your WordPress dashboard. Common caching errors, like installation problems, etc. will appear there. Otherwise, open your site in an Incognito window to see the cached version. You could also look for the "X-Cache" header in the server response.

Below are a few common reasons: You are logged into your WordPress site You have a unique cookie set in your browser A unique query parameter will also cause a cache miss, except common marketing parameters, such as utm_campaign, etc. Request methods outside of GET and HEAD are not cached

Of course. If you pass a "Cache-Control: no-cache" header (or max-age=0) the request will automatically be excluded from cache. Note that most WordPress plugins will already do this where necessary. fpassthru() has been disabled for security reasons It seems like your hosting provider disabled the fpassthru() function, likely by mistake. You can use the fpassthru_alt configuration option for compatibility with such hosts.

If you like Surge, consider giving us a star on GitHub and a review on WordPress.org.