Batcache
Batcache uses Memcached to store and serve rendered pages.
4.5(2 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Batcache is a WordPress cache plugin with 800 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 112K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images….
4.5/52 reviews
800active installs
112K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
Batcache uses Memcached to store and serve rendered pages. It can also optionally cache redirects. It’s not as fast as Donncha’s WP-Super-Cache but it can be used where file-based caching is not practical or not desired. For instance, any site that is run on more than one server should use Batcache because it allows all servers to use the same storage.
Development testing showed a 40x reduction in page generation times: pages generated in 200ms were served from the cache in 5ms. Traffic simulations with Siege demonstrate that WordPress can handle up to twenty times more traffic with Batcache installed.
Batcache 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…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.5
- Add stats for cache hits
- PHP 4 constructors are deprecated in PHP7
- Removed “HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA” variable replaced with input stream check
- Use Plugins API rather than the global variable
- Set page gen time to request start if possible
…and 3 more changes
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