NitroPack — WordPress Caching Plugin
NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization
by NitroPack · WordPress.org page · Website
NitroPack has 90,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,148,611 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 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
NitroPack at a glance
Is NitroPack well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Divi Builder
- Squirrly SEO
- All in One SEO Pack
- Rank Math SEO
- Contact Form 7
- Gravity Forms
- Beaver Builder
- Fusion Page Builder
- Thrive Architect
- All-in-one WP Migration
- OptinMonster
- Tawk.to Chat
NitroPack reviews and ratings
311 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
311 reviews
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Paid Product Broke WooCommerce Checkout and Support Sent Us in Circles
We had been using NitroPack as a paid customer and initially liked the performance improvements it provided. Unfortunately, we ultimately had to uninstall it because it caused a serious problem with our WooCommerce checkout. With NitroPack enabled, our checkout would frequently fail to initialize correctly on the first visit. The payment section would remain stuck behind loading spinners, and attempting to use WooCommerce PayPal Payments would result in a “Could not validate nonce” error. This was not something we concluded after five minutes of troubleshooting. We spent considerable time isolating the problem. During testing: WooCommerce checkout worked normally when NitroPack was placed in Test Mode. Checkout worked normally when NitroPack was disabled. The ?nonitro version of the checkout loaded correctly on the first attempt. With NitroPack operating normally, the WooCommerce ?wc-ajax=update_order_review request would fail with a 403 and return -1. Simply refreshing the checkout page would often make it work. We explicitly excluded the checkout URL. We excluded the WooCommerce PayPal Payments button JavaScript from NitroPack optimization. We attempted to exclude the affected WooCommerce AJAX request. We completely purged NitroPack's cache between tests. We even configured and manually tested a WP-CLI cache purge after being directed toward stale nonce/cache-expiration explanations. When IP blocking was suggested as a possible explanation for the 403 response, we whitelisted the relevant IPs in the firewall. The problem remained. What made the experience especially frustrating was that we were repeatedly given explanations and workarounds rather than a solution to the underlying problem. One suggested approach involved periodically purging the checkout cache to work around nonce expiration. We are running a production website that accepts payments; we do not consider periodically purging a checkout page to keep payment processing reliable an acceptable long-term
jstubbs034 -
Worse than Useless. Refused to top billing my credit card.
DO NOT give them a credit card.No cancel option on website, says I need to talk to a human.An email thread 22 interactions long and now I'm waiting for the billing department to get back to me.
bradleydavidwoods -
Useless
The plugin does not work in the free version. DO not use.
joelillerhag -
Wanna Drop Ranking Use Nitropack?
Using nitropack from past 2 years. They should update thier things. This plugin is not working anymore and their support system is also not as before not helping not replying.
Ameer Hamza -
Will NOT work without connecting to Nitro servers - do not recommend.
This plugin will NOT work standalone.It requires connection to the Nitro servers. I do not recommend.
John Chapman -
It's pity that there is no free version.
Plugin has only paid version.
Jerzy Pazurek
Where NitroPack ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that NitroPack appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Caching Plugins | #14 by tag, #37 in search | #18 | – |
| Best CDN Plugins | #7 in search, not tagged | #33 | – |
| Best Image Optimization Plugins | #13 in search, not tagged | #43 | – |
NitroPack alternatives
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Details
Boost site speed and performance with an all-in-one cache and speed optimization plugin. Pass Core Web Vitals with CDN, image optimization, lazy loadi …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings NitroPack competes in
Tags
- cache
- core web vitals
- Page Speed
- performance
- website speed
- Version
- 1.20.0
- Last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- First published
- Aug 29, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
NitroPack FAQ
What does NitroPack do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, NitroPack offers Divi Builder, Squirrly SEO, All in One SEO Pack, Rank Math SEO and Contact Form 7.
How many active installs does NitroPack have?
WordPress.org reports 90,000+ active installs for NitroPack as of September 7, 2026.
Is NitroPack still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does NitroPack have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for NitroPack are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is NitroPack free?
NitroPack is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does NitroPack rank among Caching Plugins?
NitroPack is #18 in the WordPress.org Caching Plugins ranking.