Simple Cache — WordPress Caching Plugin
by Taylor Lovett · WordPress.org page · Website
Simple Cache has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 130,265 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 4, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
Simple Cache at a glance
Is Simple Cache well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Extremely simple one-click install. There is an on-off switch. That’s it. No need to wade through 50 complicated settings
- Simple Cache makes your site run very fast so you can handle lots of traffic
- Extremely easy to delete. Don’t like the plugin? You can remove it, and your website won’t break
- Easily clear the cache if you need to
- Enable gzip compression
- Want to get advanced with object caching (Memached or Redis)? An advanced mode is available that will automatically setup Batcache and Memcached/Redis for you
Simple Cache reviews and ratings
57 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
57 reviews
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Does what it is suppose to
<p>Love this plugin, I hope it is not a dead plugin</p>
seshelby1 -
Unresponsive support, persistant bugs
Initially made simple, this plugin has conflicts with anything using object-cache.php drop-in, reported this 8 month ago. Ignored by support. Unusable/Very inconvenient use for my sites.
Yui -
BEST CACHING PLUGIN EVER
I've tested many caching plugins and every single one pissed me off. One plugin had to many options to configure, another plugin broke my site, another more needed to buy premium version and pay... I just wanted simple cache, and that's all. So I installed "Simple Cache" as the name says and it works perfectly! We have only few most important options and zero redundant shit :) I already built many sites with this plugin and I've never had any problem. Only when you use WooCommerce remember to put cart page URL to "Exception URL(s)" area so plugin will not cache products in the cart.
Michał -
Simple and works well.
Does what it should. No hassle.
Sebastian Thulin -
Don't install, broke my site
After install and activating on a fresh WordPress installation, totally broke my site and made it unreachable, even the admin section: Error 503 Backend fetch failed Backend fetch failed Now I have to uninstall it via FTP to make my site recover.
edupin -
Сайт не открывается
Установила плагин Simple Cache, активировала. Включила плагин после 2 нажатий: Включить кеширование, сразу не включился. При переходе с консоли на главную страницу сайта: Перейти на сайт - на экране надпись: На сайте возникла критическая ошибка. Главная страница сайта не открылась. Плагин деактивировала - все нормально. После обновления сайта снова активировала плагин. При активации плагина - опять критическая ошибка. Плагин заявлен, как простой кеширующий плагин, который просто работает - поэтому хотела его установить, надеялась, что не будет проблем.
Галина
Simple Cache alternatives
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atec Cache APCu 3,000+ installs · 4.9 -
WP Redis 9,000+ installs · 4.7 -
APCu Manager 10,000+ installs · 4.6 -
Object Cache 4 everyone 5,000+ installs · 4.2 -
SQLite Object Cache 10,000+ installs · 5.0
Details
A very simple plugin to make your site run lightning fast with caching.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Simple Cache competes in
Tags
- cache
- memcache
- object cache
- object caching
- page cache
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- Version
- 2.0.0
- Last updated
- May 4, 2021
- First published
- Apr 7, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 3.9
- Tested up to
- 5.8.15
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Simple Cache FAQ
What does Simple Cache do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Cache offers Extremely simple one-click install. There is an on-off switch. That’s it. No need to wade through 50 complicated settings, Simple Cache makes your site run very fast so you can handle lots of traffic, Extremely easy to delete. Don’t like the plugin? You can remove it, and your website won’t break, Easily clear the cache if you need to and Enable gzip compression.
How many active installs does Simple Cache have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Simple Cache as of September 7, 2026.
Is Simple Cache still maintained?
The last release was on May 4, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Simple Cache free?
Simple Cache is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.