Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
LiteSpeed Cache
Active installs7,000,000+ rounded
Current authorLiteSpeed Technologies
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release18 days ago 20 Oct 2026
Support21 / 68 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record26
Rating4.8 /5 · 2,778
Added to directory29 Jan 2016
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.4
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
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Ownership
Held by LiteSpeed Technologies throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiteSpeedTech | 23 | 06 Oct 2017 | 05 Aug 2026 |
| hailite | 1 | 12 Mar 2020 | 12 Mar 2020 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 7,000,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
73,675 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 59% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 1,055,314/day31 Oct 2026
15 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 4.6 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.8 (1 of them one or two stars). Recent ratings are in line with the lifetime figure.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 08 Jun 2026 and 03 Sep 2026: 18 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Reviewers in this window largely credit LiteSpeed Cache with real speed gains, with 13 of 18 reviews citing faster load times or improved PageSpeed scores, including one citing a jump from 66 to 92. Alongside that praise, 3 of 18 reviews note the plugin needs technical knowledge or extra configuration to get right, particularly around features like Unique CSS, while another 3 of 18 describe setup and daily use as simple and straightforward. A separate 3 of 18 reviews report compatibility friction, including a requirement for specific hosting or CDN setups and one account of a mobile site breaking after activation.
- 13 of 18 mention performance gains such as faster page loads or improved PageSpeed scores. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
- 3 of 18 mention needing technical knowledge or extra configuration work, especially around the Unique CSS feature, to get good results. [1] [2] [3]
- 3 of 18 mention compatibility trouble or a dependency on specific hosting or CDN setups. [1] [2] [3]
- 3 of 18 describe setup or everyday use as simple and straightforward. [1] [2] [3]
Counted from the public review forum on 04 Sep 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 14,570 | 21,313 | 21,646 | 1,055,314 | 130,508 | 0 | 110,629 | 80,512 | 64,710 | 59,381 | 71,964 | 77,660 | 50,866 |
| Ratings total | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,777 | 2,778 | 2,778 | 2,778 | 2,778 | 2,778 |
| Version | 7.9.1 | 7.9.1 | 7.9.1 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.2 |
| Support threads | 62 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 68 |
| Threads resolved | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (7,000,000+)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory10 years ago 29 Jan 2016
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.4
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 20 Oct 2026, 19 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 21 of 68 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 1 other plugin, and none has been updated in over a year, the most recent on 26 Mar 2021.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 20 Oct 202619 days agoVersion 7.9.2 released
- 01 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 7.9.1 released
- 05 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 7.9 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 01 Apr 20267 months agoVersion 7.8.1 released
- 17 Mar 20268 months agoVersion 7.8.0.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 03 Mar 20268 months agoVersion 7.8 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 16 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 7.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 17 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 7.6.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 16 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 7.6.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 15 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 7.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 11 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 7.5.0.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 10 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 7.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 28 Aug 202514 months agoVersion 7.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 30 Jul 202515 months agoVersion 7.3.0.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 24 Jul 202516 months agoVersion 7.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 18 Jun 202517 months agoVersion 7.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by LiteSpeedTech.
- 06 Oct 20179 years ago10 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 06 Oct 2017 and 24 Apr 2025. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 29 Jan 201610 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
- 27 Aug 2026 · Security Update for LSCWP: CVE-2026-3129LiteSpeed Blog
- 27 May 2026 · Security Update for LSCWP: CVE-2026-3375LiteSpeed Blog
- 31 Oct 2024 · LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Poses Significant Risk to WordPress WebsitesThe Hacker News
- 04 Oct 2024 · WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Security Flaw Exposes Sites to XSS AttacksThe Hacker News
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by LiteSpeed Technologies for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 18 days ago (20 Oct 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 7,000,000+ active installs.
- It carries 2,778 ratings, averaging 4.8 out of 5.
- 21 of 68 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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