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SpeedyCache — WordPress CDN Plugin

SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance

by Softaculous · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.0+

SpeedyCache has 600,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,520,853 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 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

SpeedyCache at a glance

Active installs
600,000+
Total downloads
4,520,853
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is SpeedyCache 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
Languages
5
translated 90%+ on translate.wordpress.org, 208 locales in progress
One-star reviews
10%
3 of 30 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Image Optimization: Image optimization is a way to convert an image to next-gen image formats like webp which load images faster on the web
  • Instant Page: It loads the page just before user clicks the link, reducing the page load time
  • Google Fonts: Google fonts are also seen as render-blocking so this feature helps load Google fonts asynchronously
  • Local Google Fonts: Cache the Google fonts to be compliant with the GDPR rules
  • Lazy Load: Loading all assets at once can make the page load slower hence lazy load helps by only loading certain resources when they come into the viewport
  • Minify HTML: It removes empty lines, line breaks, minifies inline Js And Css, removes comments and space in Tags
  • Minify JS: Reduces JS file size
  • Delay JS: Delays the JS to load on user interaction to reduce or remove the issue of Unused JS
  • Advanced Combine JS: Combines JS files placed in the footer section helping reduce HTTP calls
  • Render blocking JS: Before rendering a page the browser parses the HTML to create a DOM tree and if an external script comes it has to stop and wait for the…
  • Delete Cache Stats: Provides statistics about the cached files of Desktop or Mobile version and combined/ minified version of CSS and JS
  • Mobile Cache: Caches the mobile version of your website and shows that version on mobile devices

SpeedyCache reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.4 out of 5

30 reviews

5★
24
4★
0
3★
2
2★
1
1★
3

  • Website Broke

    Would not like to be a person who leaves one star for a free tool, but my emotions leves me no choice. I have many websites. I'm used to create one and leave it working/indexing etc. So I did. Last thing I did - enabled SpeedyCache. It was looking fine at the moment, as my webserver has it's own caching layer. Then in some many weeKs later I found that only front page is opening. So SpeedyCache has added huge ammount of lines to my .htaccess and broke WP page routing. It was sitting like that for a whole time. U don't need piece of code, that breaks your website like that and just sit still. This is not useful. This is parasite. Delete without doubt. This is how I feel now.

    cycon

  • Handles Massive Concurrent Users

    Compared to other plugins, this one handles a large number of concurrent visitors simultaneously on my shared hosting with a 20 EP limit. During testing on loader.io, I observed over 1000 concurrent visitors without any errors.

    Amit Biswas

  • I am not satisfy because major options are in pro version

    There are many best cache plugins much more than the speedycache

    Varun Chengal

  • Very nice solution

    Your CSS and JS optimization plugin helped me increase my PageSpeed score by 20+ points. The interface is intuitive, and the lazy load option works beautifully with my theme.

    knealm

  • Accessible directories - Can become a security risk?

    Is it possible to protect somehow the direct access of the directories from which the cache is served? I was checking the logs and it seams like a tap was open and a lot of IPs targeting source files wp-content/cache/speedycache/webite.com/assets/---all files--- My .htaccess prevents direct browsing but not there.. if I am to add a rule in htaccess to prevent direct access to javascript/css and other files the plugin stores the site will not function well even if I do the expectation IP of my website still all in the open... and I feel naked leaving all those files in easy access.A bit of security layer would be good.Yes, there's the index.html file in the directory... prevents not displaying the index of files yet as I've said.... there's a leak and IPs are targeting constantly .Also, maybe obfuscate the name of the files... I don't know.Maybe it is nothing and it is not a security risk but better safe than sorry I say.

    Dascent

  • One of the best

    I've stress-tested nearly all caching plugins, and this was the only free plugin that performed on the same level as WP Rocket. In my opinion, it's clearly the best caching plugin with a free version.

    vitoskin

Where SpeedyCache ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best CDN Plugins #2 by tag, #26 in search #6 –
Best Caching Plugins #7 by tag, #14 in search #8 –
Best SEO Plugins #6 by tag, not in search #34 –
Best Image Optimization Plugins #18 in search, not tagged #47 –

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Details

SpeedyCache is a WordPress cache plugin that helps you improve performance of your WordPress site by caching, minifying, and compressing your website.

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

Rankings SpeedyCache competes in

Tags

  • cache
  • cdn
  • minify
  • pagespeed
  • seo

More from Softaculous

Version
1.4.0
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
First published
Feb 1, 2023
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

SpeedyCache FAQ

What does SpeedyCache do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, SpeedyCache offers Image Optimization: Image optimization is a way to convert an image to next-gen image formats like webp which load images faster on the web, Instant Page: It loads the page just before user clicks the link, reducing the page load time, Google Fonts: Google fonts are also seen as render-blocking so this feature helps load Google fonts asynchronously, Local Google Fonts: Cache the Google fonts to be compliant with the GDPR rules and Lazy Load: Loading all assets at once can make the page load slower hence lazy load helps by only loading certain resources when they come into the viewport.

How many active installs does SpeedyCache have?

WordPress.org reports 600,000+ active installs for SpeedyCache as of September 7, 2026.

Is SpeedyCache still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is SpeedyCache free?

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

Where does SpeedyCache rank among CDN Plugins?

SpeedyCache is #6 in the WordPress.org "cdn" ranking as of today.