Hyper Cache
Hyper Cache is a performant and easy to configure cache system for WordPress.
Use with caution
Hyper Cache works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 7K+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 8 months ago, and scores 59/100 on our health check.
- Loved by users — 4.5/5 from 82 reviews
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (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 Hyper Cache stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cache | #26 |
| performance | >100 |
| speed | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 82 reviews
About Hyper Cache
From the official readme · v3.4.4Description
Hyper Cache is a cache plugin specifically written to get the maximum speed for your WordPress blog.
It can be used in low resources hosting as well on high end servers.
Hyper Cache is purely PHP and works on every blog: no complex configurations are needed and when you deactivate it no stale settings are left around.
Short list of features:
- HTTPS ready
- Able to serve expired pages to bots to increase the perceived blog speed by bots
- Manages compression even on the fly for non cached pages
- Lots of configurable bypasses: matching cookies, matching urls, user agents, …
- Comments aware: is able to serve cached pages even to visitors who commented the blog (perfect for blog with great readers paritipation)
- Cache folder can be moved outside your blog space to exclude it from backups
- Controls over cache cleaning on blog events (post edited, comments, …)
- Autoclean to controls the cache used disk space
- CDN support
- Other special options
- Response header signature to check the working status
- bbPress specific integration
More can be read on the Hyper Cache official page.
You can further optimize the blog installing Autoptimize which cleans up the HTML, minifies and concatenates CSS and JavaScript.
Other plugins by Stefano Lissa:
Installation
- Put the plugin folder into [wordpress_dir]/wp-content/plugins/
- Go into the WordPress admin interface and activate the plugin
- Optional: go to the options page and configure the plugin
Changelog
3.4.4
- Readme changes
- Removed separated mobile cache (obsolete)
3.4.3
- WP 6.9 check
- PCP check
3.4.2
- Fixed fatal error
3.4.1
- Compatibility check with WP 6.3.2
3.4.0
- Compatibility check with WP 5.8
- Fixed some plugin and readme headers
- Preparing to remove the mobile server side detection
- Setting the minimum WP version to 4.6, translations loading are now fully managed by WP
3.3.9
- Added clean up of blog posts page (thanks Erich)
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FAQ
Hyper Cache: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is Hyper Cache free?
Yes. Hyper Cache is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Hyper Cache safe to use in 2026?
Hyper Cache works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 7K+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 8 months ago, and scores 59/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Hyper Cache?
Hyper Cache is active on 7K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,100,471 times since it launched in April 2008. It was downloaded 685 times in the last 30 days.
Does Hyper Cache work with WordPress 7.1?
Hyper Cache is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Hyper Cache need?
Hyper Cache requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Hyper Cache last updated?
The latest version, 3.4.4, was released on February 3, 2026 (8 months ago).
Who makes Hyper Cache?
Hyper Cache is developed and maintained by Stefano Lissa.
What are the best alternatives to Hyper Cache?
The most popular alternatives to Hyper Cache are WP Super Cache (1M+ installs), WP Fastest Cache (1M+ installs) and WP-Optimize (1M+ installs).
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