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Leverage Browser Caching

by Rinku Y · WordPress.org page

v3.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 5.6+

Leverage Browser Caching has 9,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 429,772 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 8, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Leverage Browser Caching at a glance

Active installs
9,000+
Total downloads
429,772
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Leverage Browser Caching well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
12%
5 of 42 reviews on WordPress.org

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.

All reviews
4.1 out of 5

42 reviews

5★
29
4★
3
3★
2
2★
3
1★
5

  • 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

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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

More from Rinku Y

Version
3.1
Last updated
Jul 8, 2026
First published
Jul 3, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
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 September 7, 2026.

Is Leverage Browser Caching still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 8, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

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.