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W3 Total Cache
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
900,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
10
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.4
out of 5, from 5,420 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
92.3%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is W3 Total Cache and who is behind it?
W3 Total Cache is a WordPress plugin in the “Speed and caching” field, made by BoldGrid. It has been listed in the directory since 29 Jul 2009, so for 17 years. BoldGrid has 5 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 900,000 to 999,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 10 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was W3 Total Cache last released?
The last release of W3 Total Cache came 10 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does W3 Total Cache have?
W3 Total Cache had 900,000 to 999,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, no plugin had a higher band and 5 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 900,000 means at least 900,000 and at most 999,999.
Which WordPress version is W3 Total Cache tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does W3 Total Cache compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 41.1% of them had a more recent last release than W3 Total Cache; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | W3 Total Cache | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 10 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.4 (5,420) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 92.3% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | w3-total-cache |
|---|---|
| Author | BoldGrid |
| Active installs | 900,000 to 999,999 |
| Last release | 10 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Rating | 4.4 out of 5 from 5,420 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 12 of 13 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 29 Jul 2009 |
| Total downloads | 66,071,460, updates included |
| Tags | caching, cdn, optimize, pagespeed, performance |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| caching | 15 | 5 | 23 |
| cdn | 8 | 1 | 42 |
| optimize | 20 | 3 | 11 |
| pagespeed | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| performance | 65 | 8 | 11 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2009
W3 Total Cache has been listed since 29 Jul 2009. Of the 79 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2009, 84.8% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Database Cleaner | 100,000 to 199,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.9 (1,950) |
| AMP | 400,000 to 499,999 | 505 days before the reference date | 3.8 (367) |
| Aruba HiSpeed Cache | 100,000 to 199,999 | 66 days before the reference date | 3.0 (10) |
| Autoptimize | 800,000 to 899,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.7 (1,428) |
| Breeze Cache | 300,000 to 399,999 | 18 days before the reference date | 3.6 (126) |
| Cache Enabler | 100,000 to 199,999 | 179 days before the reference date | 4.3 (139) |
| Custom Fonts | 400,000 to 499,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.3 (62) |
| Disable and Remove Google Fonts | 100,000 to 199,999 | 43 days before the reference date | 4.5 (46) |
Do you maintain W3 Total Cache?
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How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): W3 Total Cache, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/w3-total-cache/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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