APCu Manager — WordPress Download Manager Plugin
by Pierre Lannoy · WordPress.org page · Website
APCu Manager has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 150,233 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
APCu Manager at a glance
Is APCu Manager well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- drop-in replacement for WordPress object caching
- individual object deletion
- bulk object deletion
- objects browsing and inspecting
- smart garbage collection
- full cache clearing
APCu Manager reviews and ratings
20 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Excellent
Highly recommended ! :)
Quentin Le Duff (--Q--) -
Great Job
I was using this plugin for about 1 year in a share host enviroment doing a great job. Useful when you don't have Memcache, Opcache, Redis... Now I moved to a VPS and still does a great job and now combined with your OPcache Manager.
Leo Santis -
Deserved
Well done mate, something that actually works well with ACPU. Clients on shared spaces, without hosting that provides Redis or Memcache without utilising an external server. This is great, installed and it works.
Vincent Vu -
Awesome support
This plugin is awesome and the support is amazing.
squaleforce -
APCu Manager Plugin Rocks
*Using this, with the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin set on the middle preset, on a LiteSpeed enabled server. Website currently hosted on Kualo. (A UK renewable energy shared server) It took my website from decent speed to boom! lightning fast! After a lot of tweaking to attain 100s across the board on PageSpeed Insights on both Mobile and Desktop, both my site's home and 2nd most important page not only excel for Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO, but now are consistently loading much faster because of this plugin. I knew enabling a persistent cache object was a good thing but didn't want to upgrade my hosting bill as my site is just a hobby site. But after seeing the nag about it in WP's Site Health I took another search and found an article about the plugin and how easy it was to install and get going. Desktop loading in around 0.5 secs now instead of 1.5 before installing APCu Manager Plugin. Highly reco trying this plugin to anyone already using LSCache. The site speed difference it made for my site is awesome. --Thank you APCu Manager!
pnutb -
Simple, useful and efficient
These are certainly the 3 main characteristics of this excellent extension.I recommend it without hesitation.Thank you, Pierre.
Bonaldi
Where APCu Manager ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that APCu Manager appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Download Manager Plugins | #18 in search, not tagged | #30 | – |
| Best Caching Plugins | #35 by tag, #76 in search | #44 | – |
| Best Donation Plugins | #48 in search, not tagged | #80 | – |
APCu Manager alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with APCu Manager.
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SQLite Object Cache 10,000+ installs · 5.0 -
atec Cache APCu 3,000+ installs · 4.9 -
Object Cache 4 everyone 5,000+ installs · 4.2 -
Docket Cache 20,000+ installs · 4.9 -
Redis Object Cache 500,000+ installs · 4.5
Details
APCu statistics and management right in the WordPress admin dashboard.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings APCu Manager competes in
Tags
- apcu
- cache
- monitor
- object cache
- W3TC
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- Version
- 4.6.1
- Last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First published
- Jan 10, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 6.4
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.2
- Pricing
- Free, community plugin
APCu Manager FAQ
What does APCu Manager do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, APCu Manager offers drop-in replacement for WordPress object caching, individual object deletion, bulk object deletion, objects browsing and inspecting and smart garbage collection.
How many active installs does APCu Manager have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for APCu Manager as of September 7, 2026.
Is APCu Manager still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does APCu Manager have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 3 recent support threads for APCu Manager are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is APCu Manager free?
APCu Manager is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.
Where does APCu Manager rank among Download Manager Plugins?
APCu Manager is #30 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking.