Chennai Central
ChennaiCentral saves your wordpress site bandwidth and thereby your money
Consider an alternative
Chennai Central shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Chennai Central stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bandwidth | >100 |
| save bandwidth | >100 |
| track bots | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Chennai Central
From the official readme · v1.2Description
ChennaiCentral saves your wordpress site bandwidth and thereby your money.
Some features:
* Saves bandwidth for your wordpress site.
Installation
- Unzip into your
/wp-content/plugins/directory. If you’re uploading it make sure to upload
the top-level folder. Don’t just upload all the php files and put them in/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Visit your Chennaicentral options (Options – Chennai Central) for WordPress 2.3.x, (Settings – Chennai Central) for WordPress 2.5.x, 2.6.x, 2.7.x, 2.8.x
That’s all folks!
If you have to upgrade manually simply repeat the installation steps.
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FAQ
Chennai Central: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is Chennai Central free?
Yes. Chennai Central is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Chennai Central safe to use in 2026?
Chennai Central shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Chennai Central?
Chennai Central is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,441 times since it launched in August 2009. It was downloaded 72 times in the last 30 days.
Does Chennai Central work with WordPress 7.1?
Chennai Central is officially tested up to WordPress 2.8.4, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Chennai Central last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on September 20, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes Chennai Central?
Chennai Central is developed and maintained by Rajesh.
What are the best alternatives to Chennai Central?
The most popular alternatives to Chennai Central are WP-HTML-Compression (1K+ installs), Google Webfont Optimizer (700+ installs) and Internet Speed Test (500+ installs).
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