Cache control by Cacholong — WordPress Caching Plugin
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Cache control by Cacholong has 500+ active installs on WordPress.org and 7,951 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 29, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Cache control by Cacholong at a glance
Is Cache control by Cacholong well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Purge Nginx FastCGI cache
- Purge cache automatically, manually, with WordPress cronjobs and WP-CLI
- Purge caches on one or more servers (See hosts.json section for more details)
- Use commandline (WP-CLI) to purge caches or reset to factory settings
- Allow purging of other cached items (see Settings > Cache control)
- Inform user of purge status
- Support for single site and network sites
- Support for WP-CLI
- Support for WPML (including language negotiation type domain)
Details
“Cache control by Cacholong” is a cache control plugin for one or more Nginx servers.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Cache control by Cacholong competes in
Tags
- cache
- cache-control
- caching
- cacholong
- fastcgi
- Version
- 7.0.1
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- First published
- Mar 6, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 4.3.1
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 8.2
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Cache control by Cacholong FAQ
What does Cache control by Cacholong do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Cache control by Cacholong offers Purge Nginx FastCGI cache, Purge cache automatically, manually, with WordPress cronjobs and WP-CLI, Purge caches on one or more servers (See hosts.json section for more details), Use commandline (WP-CLI) to purge caches or reset to factory settings and Allow purging of other cached items (see Settings > Cache control).
How many active installs does Cache control by Cacholong have?
WordPress.org reports 500+ active installs for Cache control by Cacholong as of September 7, 2026.
Is Cache control by Cacholong still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on June 29, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Cache control by Cacholong free?
Cache control by Cacholong is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.