Wonder Cache
A simple yet powerful caching plugin. It powers and abilities include: superhuman strength and durability.
Solid choice
Wonder Cache is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Wonder Cache stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| batcache | #1 |
| cache | #97 |
| performance | >100 |
| speed | >100 |
| wondercache | #1 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Wonder Cache
From the official readme · v0.7.2Description
Wonder Cache is a dead-simple yet powerful caching plugin that includes superhuman strength and durability.
It’s forked from Batcache the major difference is; Wonder Cache uses server disk space instead of the persistent object cache.
Wonder Cache is aimed at preventing a flood of traffic from breaking your site. It does this by serving old pages to new users.
This reduces the demand on the web server CPU and the database. It also means some people may see a page that is a few minutes old.
However this only applies to people who have not interacted with your web site before.
Once they have logged in or left a comment they will always get fresh pages.
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Contributing & Bug Report
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on Github.
Installation
From within WordPress
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘Wonder Cache’
- Activate Wonder Cache from your Plugins page.
- That’s all.
Manually
- Upload the
wonder-cachefolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the Wonder Cache plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- That’s all.
Frequently asked questions
Should I use this?
There are tons of caching plugin on the repository. Wonder Cache is one of simplest and compatible with multisite. If you don’t want to deal with settings or running a multisite on shared hosting or where the persistent object caching is not available, give it a try.
Why was this written?
First of all, you need to understand why Batcache had written. Batcache was written to help WordPress.com cope with the massive and prolonged traffic spike on Gizmodo’s live blog during Apple events. Live blogs were famous for failing under the load of traffic. Gizmodo’s live blog stays up because of Batcache. But, Batcache depends on the object caching and it’s not simple to install as a plugin for the end-user. So, Wonder Cache is a fork of Batcache that written for almost same purpose.
Which one is better? Batcache or Wonder Cache?
Depends on the situation. If you are running your website on multiple servers and able to configure memcached pool, go with Batcache. Other than, if you are running on single server or maybe shared server and don’t have much memory; use Wonder Cache.
Where the name comes from?
It comes from Wonder Woman.
Is it fastest caching solution?
Nope! If you are able to configure; go with varnish. If you are good at the server, you can use nginx micro caching or page caching that supports apache rewrite. (e.g Powered Cache ) There is always vice/versa when you bring a new tool or adding complexity.
Changelog
0.7.2 (April 16, 2026)
- Tested with WordPress 7.0
0.7.1 (November 22, 2025)
- Tested with WordPress 6.9
0.7 (April 13, 2025)
- PHP 8.2 compatibility: Declare used properties
- Tested with WordPress 6.8
0.6 (August 07, 2024)
- Make sure deactivation doesn’t cause fatal error when advanced-cache.php overwritten by other plugins.
- Tested with WordPress 6.6
0.5 (Oct 25, 2023)
- Vary the cache when only JSON is accepted.
- PHP 8.2: Enable AllowDynamicProperties in wondercache class.
- Tested with WordPress 6.4.
0.4 (Feb 8, 2022)
- Fix: Never cache a request with X-WP-Nonce header
- Opt-in CORS GET request cache
- Increase timer sensitivity in debug info
- Small tweaks & refactoring
- Tested with WP 5.9
For developers
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Best Wonder Cache alternatives
All batcache plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Johnny Cache
Provides an admin interface for inspecting Memcached instances and flushing items by key or…
|
10+ |
FAQ
Wonder Cache: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Wonder Cache free?
Yes. Wonder Cache is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Wonder Cache safe to use in 2026?
Wonder Cache is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Wonder Cache?
Wonder Cache is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,819 times since it launched in September 2019. It was downloaded 82 times in the last 30 days.
Does Wonder Cache work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Wonder Cache up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 4.7 or newer.
What PHP version does Wonder Cache need?
Wonder Cache requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Wonder Cache last updated?
The latest version, 0.7.2, was released on August 20, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes Wonder Cache?
Wonder Cache is developed and maintained by handyplugins.
What are the best alternatives to Wonder Cache?
The most popular alternatives to Wonder Cache are Johnny Cache (10+ installs).
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