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Purge Varnish — WordPress Caching Plugin

Purge Varnish Cache

by Dsingh · WordPress.org page

v1.1.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

Purge Varnish has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 58,423 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 2, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Purge Varnish at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
58,423
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Purge Varnish 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
0%
0 of 10 reviews on WordPress.org

Purge Varnish reviews and ratings

10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

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  • Does Exactly What it Should

    Does exactly what it should and still works with WordPress 6.7.2.

    stratoextra

  • Possible malware - images/purge16x16.png

    EDIT: Resolved very quick. We've just finished scanning of our website, and malware scanner reported file wp-content/plugins/purge-varnish/images/purge16x16.png If you open that file in text editor, you'll notice some Javascript although it's PNG file. Please let me know why this file contains suspicious JS. Everything else is great.

    Igor Kovacic

  • Functional and very useful plugin

    This Plugin works perfectly now with wordpress version 5.2 and Varnish 6.x, and I’m very happy using it. The only working plugin for me.

    pradipktiwari

  • Life saver

    Working perfectly, thanks!

    escapefromhere

  • Only working plugin for varnish, thank you!

    The only working plugin for me, since Varnish 4 ~ 6. I am running Apache+php fpm, 7.0~7.2

    meken

  • useful for my site

    developer help solve problem, thanks a lot this plugin is useful for my site, can auto purge Varnish

    kozora

Where Purge Varnish ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Purge Varnish appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Caching Plugins #77 by tag, #48 in search #51 –

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Details

Clean clear VARNISH cache automatically when content on your site is created or modified, also allow you to purge VARNISH cache manually.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Purge Varnish competes in

Tags

  • cache
  • caching
  • flush
  • Purge
  • varnish
Version
1.1.5
Last updated
Jun 2, 2026
First published
Nov 1, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Purge Varnish FAQ

How many active installs does Purge Varnish have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Purge Varnish as of September 7, 2026.

Is Purge Varnish still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 2, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Purge Varnish free?

Purge Varnish is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Purge Varnish rank among Caching Plugins?

Purge Varnish is #51 in the WordPress.org Caching Plugins ranking.