Nginx Cache

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With roughly 10,000 active installs, it is a niche utility rather than a mainstream caching plugin, which limits the raw popularity score to 60.

Update Freshness

25/25

It was updated on 2026-05-04 and is tested against WordPress 7.0, indicating active and current maintenance.

User Rating

14/15

A 92 out of 100 from 23 ratings signals strong user satisfaction, though the small sample size makes the rating less authoritative.

Support Health

8/15

Only 2 support threads exist with a 0.0 percent resolution rate, which is a yellow flag given how niche server-level issues tend to be.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A minimum requirement of WordPress 3.1 and tested up to 7.0 gives it exceptional backward and forward compatibility.

Scores higher than 73% of indexed plugins

About

Purge the Nginx cache (FastCGI, Proxy, uWSGI) automatically when content changes or manually within WordPress.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2026-05-04 5:54pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.1+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Nginx Cache purges FastCGI, Proxy, and uWSGI caches directly from WordPress, either automatically when content updates or manually via a button. It targets operators running Nginx as a reverse proxy or web server in front of WordPress who need precise cache invalidation without shelling into a server.

Who It's For

This plugin fits sysadmins and developers managing self-hosted WordPress sites on Nginx who already have a caching layer configured at the server level. It is a good match for high-traffic news sites, ecommerce stores, and publishing networks where stale cached pages after content updates are a recurring problem.

Who Should Skip It

If you are on shared hosting, Apache, or a managed WordPress host like WP Engine or Kinsta, this plugin does nothing useful for you. Anyone looking for an all-in-one page speed solution including image compression, minification, or CDN integration should look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Nginx Cache does one thing, purging Nginx caches, and does it with current maintenance and strong user ratings. The unresolved support threads and narrow install base mean you should be comfortable debugging on your own, but for Nginx operators who need automatic purging, it is a solid, focused tool with a Quality Score of 79.21.

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