Breeze Cache — WordPress CDN Plugin
by Cloudways · WordPress.org page
Breeze Cache has 300,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 18,384,765 downloads all time. It was downloaded 728,238 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Breeze Cache at a glance
Is Breeze Cache well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Seamless integration with Varnish Cache for efficient content delivery. No manual adjustments needed – all settings come pre-configured for your convenience
- Optimize performance using Cloudflare’s caching capabilities. No specific Breeze configurations are needed – it works out of the box
- Effortlessly integrate your preferred Content Delivery Network (CDN) for global content distribution with Breeze instead of using the the CDN providers’ plugins
- Trim WordPress database bloat effortlessly. Breeze’s Database Options optimize and declutter your database, boosting performance by removing unneeded data like…
- Take command over caching exclusions. With Breeze, you have the power to prevent specific URLs, JS files, and CSS files from being cached
- Achieve smaller page sizes and faster load times through HTML, CSS, and JavaScript minification, including inline CSS and JavaScript minification
- Load images when they’re visible, not all at once, for faster webpage performance by implementing lazy loading for images
- Load JS files with deferred loading, enhancing overall performance
- Supercharge your site’s speed with Breeze’s advanced preloading features: load fonts early, quicken link clicks, and enhance DNS requests for a seamless user…
- Master real-time interactions with Breeze’s Heartbeat API management. Fine-tune notifications, sales data, autosaves, and more to optimize WordPress website…
- Effortlessly manage Breeze settings using Import/Export. Download your configurations as a .json file for backup, or effortlessly import existing settings to…
Breeze Cache reviews and ratings
133 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
133 reviews
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Okay - compatibility issues
Cloudways asked for me to review it without asking for a survey first. So here's my response. It's just okay. I'd rather not be using it because there are better caching plugins. It doesn't fit into my tech stack and I'm forced to use it to be able to easily flush the server cache. I don't recommend setting it up for web caching because I've had compatibility issues with the rest of my tech stack.
createitwebdesigns -
Solid Caching Plugin
I've now been using Breeze along with Cloudways for years and have always maintained a Google PageSpeed score above 90. The plugin is regularly updated and does what it's supposed to do.
Philo22 -
Con breeze no puedo optimizar...
Entiendo que BREEZE es totalmente recomendado al trabajar con VARNISH. Yo trabajo WordPress con Elementor, Object Cache Pro, Breeze, WebP Express, CrocoBlock, MapSVG, wpDataTables principalmente. Tengo un problema con la optimización de mi stage-web, Los Problemas:1) Cuando en BREEZE--> Optimización de archivos --> Ajust es de JS, Selecciono YES la opción "Minimizar JS" : No se cargan los 7141 Graficos hechos (wpDataTables) en las 7000 paginas2) Cuando en BREEZE--> CDN --> CDN --> Selecciono YES la opción "Activar la CDN", direccionando al CDN que tengo contratado, Pierde totalmente el formato de la webde lo que concluyo que no puedooptimizar mi web-site.
jbordar -
Good plugin
It is a good plugin.
karanna -
Useful caching, but compatibility needs improvement
I use Breeze on a WooCommerce/Dokan marketplace hosted on Cloudways.The basic caching and preload features are useful, and I appreciate the integration with Cloudways. With a conservative configuration, Breeze has a useful place in my setup.However, my experience has not been trouble-free. During troubleshooting, some Elementor/WooCommerce product-page elements were not working correctly for visitors who were not logged in. Disabling Breeze restored their functionality.I have also had to keep several optimization options disabled because they caused compatibility problems with my site. This meant spending time testing settings and finding a configuration that preserved both performance and functionality.I would like to see better compatibility with dynamic ecommerce pages, clearer explanations of potentially disruptive settings, and easier troubleshooting when an optimization breaks something.Overall, Breeze is useful, but on my marketplace it has required careful configuration and testing. My rating reflects both the value of its caching features and the time spent dealing with compatibility issues.
costinpg -
Beware - don't trust on a production site
On almost every update it took down all my sites. Do not trust it, they test nothing before pushing updates
andrewertagsdf
Download and install history
1,178,564 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Breeze Cache ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Breeze Cache appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best CDN Plugins | #3 by tag, #9 in search | #4 | ▲1 |
| Best Caching Plugins | #9 by tag, #8 in search | #7 | – |
| Best Forum Plugins | #21 in search, not tagged | #38 | ▲17 |
| Best Multisite Plugins | #44 in search, not tagged | #82 | – |
| Best Backup Plugins | #62 in search, not tagged | #95 | – |
Breeze Cache alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Breeze Cache.
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Super Page Cache 70,000+ installs · 4.8 -
W3 Total Cache 900,000+ installs · 4.4 -
SpeedyCache 500,000+ installs · 4.4 -
LiteSpeed Cache 7 million+ installs · 4.8 -
WP-Optimize 1 million+ installs · 4.8
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Details
Breeze is a caching plugin developed by Cloudways. Breeze uses advance caching systems to improve site loading times exponentially.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- cache
- caching
- cdn
- performance
- WP Cache
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- Version
- 2.6.3
- Last updated
- Oct 20, 2026
- First published
- Jul 22, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Breeze Cache FAQ
What does Breeze Cache do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Breeze Cache offers Seamless integration with Varnish Cache for efficient content delivery. No manual adjustments needed – all settings come pre-configured for your convenience, Optimize performance using Cloudflare’s caching capabilities. No specific Breeze configurations are needed – it works out of the box, Effortlessly integrate your preferred Content Delivery Network (CDN) for global content distribution with Breeze instead of using the the CDN providers’ plugins, Trim WordPress database bloat effortlessly. Breeze’s Database Options optimize and declutter your database, boosting performance by removing unneeded data like and Take command over caching exclusions. With Breeze, you have the power to prevent specific URLs, JS files, and CSS files from being cached.
How many active installs does Breeze Cache have?
WordPress.org reports 300,000+ active installs for Breeze Cache as of October 22, 2026.
Is Breeze Cache still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Breeze Cache have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 8 of 13 recent support threads for Breeze Cache are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Breeze Cache free?
Breeze Cache is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Breeze Cache rank among CDN Plugins?
Breeze Cache is #4 in the WordPress.org "cdn" ranking as of today.