Leverage Browser Caching
by Rinku Y · WordPress.org page
Leverage Browser Caching has 9,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 431,366 downloads all time. It was downloaded 1,079 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on July 8, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
Leverage Browser Caching at a glance
Is Leverage Browser Caching well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Advanced Caching & Compression: Customizable Cache Durations, GZIP Compression, Cache-Control Headers, Keep-Alive, and ETag Removal
- Code Minification: Minify CSS, JS, and HTML, plus Delay JavaScript for a massive PageSpeed boost
- Media & Font Optimization: Lazy Load Images & iFrames, and Google Fonts Optimization
- Database & Site Health: Database Cleanup, DNS Prefetch, Preload Links, Heartbeat Control, and XML-RPC Disable
- WooCommerce Ready: Built-in WooCommerce Optimization
- Settings Admin Page: Easy-to-use interface to manage all features
- Premium Support & Updates: Get fast, dedicated assistance and regular new features
Leverage Browser Caching reviews and ratings
42 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
42 reviews
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Do what it says
nothing need to do. thank you dev team
Sepi -
This App Works Wonders!
I just want to thank you. I never leave reviews, but this just cut down the loading time on my site by 5 second and increased my GT Metrix rating from an F to a B. With just one plugin! I was really worried that my site was taking so long to load, but this was just the thing I needed. Great Application. If I could give more stars, I would!
kasper82 -
Injects ads in the Dashboard
Injects ads in all pages in the Dashboard.
canegunkai -
Super
Before installing this Leverage browser caching of my website is F(4) according to GT Matrix. But after installing this it will be changed in D(60) truly amazing and awesome thing is that, they have no settings to set, it will be works automatically. Thank You Mr. Rinku Yadav
redrocksoftwares -
Works as expected
Easy to install and no settings to adjust as it automatically writes the code to your htaccess file. My score for leverage browser caching on GTmetrix went from F to B. Thank you for your great work.
bondimedical3 -
Does the JOb
tried it on 3 of my site and does the job easily
SirAde
Download and install history
1,693 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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Details
Speed up WordPress with browser caching. Automatically adds expiry headers for images, CSS, JS & fonts via .htaccess Zero config (Apache only)
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- Browser Caching
- htaccess
- leverage browser caching
- Page Speed
- site-speed
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- Version
- 3.1
- Last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- First published
- Jul 3, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Leverage Browser Caching FAQ
What does Leverage Browser Caching do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Leverage Browser Caching offers Advanced Caching & Compression: Customizable Cache Durations, GZIP Compression, Cache-Control Headers, Keep-Alive, and ETag Removal, Code Minification: Minify CSS, JS, and HTML, plus Delay JavaScript for a massive PageSpeed boost, Media & Font Optimization: Lazy Load Images & iFrames, and Google Fonts Optimization, Database & Site Health: Database Cleanup, DNS Prefetch, Preload Links, Heartbeat Control, and XML-RPC Disable and WooCommerce Ready: Built-in WooCommerce Optimization.
How many active installs does Leverage Browser Caching have?
WordPress.org reports 9,000+ active installs for Leverage Browser Caching as of October 22, 2026.
Is Leverage Browser Caching still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on July 8, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
Is Leverage Browser Caching free?
Leverage Browser Caching is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.