Hestia Nginx Cache

76 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With around 1,000 active installs, the audience is narrow but the popularity score is boosted by a high install-to-quality ratio within the HestiaCP niche.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was updated on 2026-04-17 and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, which signals an actively maintained project despite its small user base.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100/100 from 9 ratings shows that every user who rated it was fully satisfied, though the small sample size limits how much weight that should carry.

Support Health

8/15

Support health sits at 50 because there are zero support threads in the repository, meaning no one has needed help, but also no public history to confirm responsive troubleshooting.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 6.8.5 and requiring only WordPress 4.8 and PHP 5.4, it is broadly compatible, though the low PHP requirement is more a sign of wide reach than modern standards.

Scores higher than 46% of indexed plugins

About

Purged the Nginx cache automatically after making website changes. Uses the new HestiaCP API, released in 1.6.0.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-28 7:57pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.8+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 5.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: December 30, 2024

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What It Does

Hestia Nginx Cache connects WordPress to the HestiaCP control panel API (introduced in version 1.6.0) and triggers a cache purge on the server whenever site content changes. In practice, when you publish, update, or delete posts, pages, or other content, the plugin tells Hestia to flush the Nginx cache so visitors see the new version immediately. It is a thin but focused bridge between WordPress actions and HestiaCP's cache management.

Who It's For

This plugin is built for site owners running WordPress on a HestiaCP server who want automatic Nginx cache purging without SSH access or manual curl commands. It fits small business sites, blogs, and storefronts on HestiaCP where updates need to appear quickly and no one wants to remember to flush the cache by hand. Agencies managing a handful of HestiaCP-hosted client sites will also appreciate the hands-off workflow.

Who Should Skip It

If your host is not HestiaCP, this plugin will do nothing for you, since it relies entirely on the HestiaCP API. Anyone using shared hosting, managed WordPress hosts, or another control panel like cPanel or Plesk should look at one of the general-purpose caching plugins instead.

The Bottom Line

Hestia Nginx Cache is a small, well-maintained utility that does exactly one thing and does it well for its target audience, earning an overall quality score of 72.18/100. The narrow scope, tiny install count, and zero support threads mean it is not for general WordPress users, but for anyone on HestiaCP it removes a real operational annoyance. Treat the perfect rating with caution given only 9 reviewers, and verify it works with your HestiaCP version before relying on it in production.

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