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WPGraphQL Smart Cache — WordPress Caching Plugin

by Jason Bahl · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

WPGraphQL Smart Cache has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 130,055 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 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

WPGraphQL Smart Cache at a glance

Active installs
6,000+
Total downloads
130,055
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 WPGraphQL Smart Cache 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

Features

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

  • Extending / Customizing Functionality
  • FAQ and Troubleshooting
  • Known Issues
  • Providing Feedback

WPGraphQL Smart Cache reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Life Saver

    This plugin is an absolute life saver! This should just be baked into wpgraphql core honestly!

    blackdahlia

  • Awesome, made even better.

    Transitioning to a Gatsby headless CMS showed me huge performance improvements, but at the cost of having to rebuild on every change.With this plugin, a Faust.js + Next.js website can be even faster and more convenient. The website is static and only what you change is being rebuilt on the fly, and cached, without you having to do anything.

    psychosispicks

  • Essential for headless WP

    Jason Bahl and WP Engine knocked it out of the part with this plugin. It makes headless WordPress truly scalable and provides a simple on-demand cache invalidation solution for Node.js hosting platforms and frontend frameworks that don't have it built in.

    jonathanmotes

  • Awesome :)

    The future of graphQL

    digallardox

Where WPGraphQL Smart Cache ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Caching Plugins #50 by tag, #20 in search #27 –

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Details

WPGraphQL Smart Cache is a WordPress plugin that provides fast, accurate API responses by intelligently caching and invalidating WPGraphQL queries.

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

Rankings WPGraphQL Smart Cache competes in

Tags

  • api
  • cache
  • performance
  • Persisted Queries
  • WpGraphQL

More from Jason Bahl

Version
2.3.1
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Dec 2, 2022
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WPGraphQL Smart Cache FAQ

What does WPGraphQL Smart Cache do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WPGraphQL Smart Cache offers Extending / Customizing Functionality, FAQ and Troubleshooting, Known Issues and Providing Feedback.

How many active installs does WPGraphQL Smart Cache have?

WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for WPGraphQL Smart Cache as of September 7, 2026.

Is WPGraphQL Smart Cache still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is WPGraphQL Smart Cache free?

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

Where does WPGraphQL Smart Cache rank among Caching Plugins?

WPGraphQL Smart Cache is #27 in the WordPress.org Caching Plugins ranking.