by Kevin Pirnie 4.5 (6 reviews)

The Cache Purger

Name: The Cache Purger
Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Author: Kevin Pirnie

Automatically purge every server-side cache on your WordPress site — plugins, hosting environments, PHP, memory stores, and CDNs — all from one place.

The Cache Purger ranks #6,460 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #178 of 1,523 in the Performance category, a 4.5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Sep 2, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.3.59 Current Version v2.3.59

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 02 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#178 of 1,523 in Performance Top 10% by installs Downloads -78.9% this week Actively maintained

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#6,460

-2 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-22.5%

KW Avg Position

40.3

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Downloads

24.3K

+18 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 32.5%

1K+ 2K+

1,327

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Reviews & Ratings

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6 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Jul 15, 2026

The Cache Purger [the-cache-purger] < 2.3.21

CVE-2026-15350 · Fixed in v2.3.21

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.59
Last Updated: Sep 02, 2026
Requires WP: 6.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
Author: Kevin Pirnie

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators managing multiple caching layers across plugins, hosting, and infrastructure. It solves the problem of manually clearing many separate caches by triggering all configured purges from a single automated or manual action.

Purges caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, etc.)
Clears hosting environment caches
Purges PHP-level caches (OPcache, APC, WinCache)
Flushes memory stores (Redis, Memcache, Memcached)
Purges CDN/WAF APIs (Cloudflare, Sucuri, Fastly)
Admin bar Master Cache Purge button
Scheduled purges via WP Cron
Export/Import settings

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about The Cache Purger

If you find yourself manually clearing caches in multiple places after every site update — or if you want to automate that process entirely — this plugin handles it all from one settings screen. It's especially useful on sites with complex stacks: a CDN in front, a caching plugin active, and a server-level cache underneath.

On a fresh install, Plugin Caches, WordPress Caches, Server Caches, and Memory Caches are all enabled. API/CDN caches (Cloudflare, Sucuri, Fastly) are opt-in, since they require API credentials.

Go to The Cache Purge > API/Server Settings, enter your credentials, and make sure "API Caches" is included in your Caches To Purge selection on the Settings tab.

Also under API/Server Settings. Enable the relevant toggle, then add your server IP(s), port(s), and any authentication or database details. Multiple servers are supported.

Yes. When you enable purging for posts, pages, or CPTs, an exclusion selector appears below it. Any content selected there will be ignored when saved or updated.

wp the_cache purge Add --allow-root if running as root. On a multisite, add --url=https://yoursite.com to target a specific subsite.

By design. Activating per-subsite gives each site its own independent configuration, which is almost always what you want in a multisite environment.

At {ABSPATH}wp-content/uploads/the-cache-purger/*. Enable logging under Settings > Log Purge Actions? and it will be viewable directly in the The Purge Log tab. You can clear it manually from that tab, or set it to auto-clear on a schedule under CRON Action Settings.