Cache External Scripts
Save the Google Analytics file (gtag.js / analytics.js) locally to be able to cache it for longer than 2 hours for a better PageSpeed score!
5(25 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Cache External Scripts is a WordPress cache plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 25 reviews. It has been downloaded 31K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 20% this week. Top alternative: WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images….
5/525 reviews
1.0K+active installs
31K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Often when trying to optimize the Google Pagespeed score, there is one script which still causing the ‘Leverage browser caching’ rule popping up: Google’s own gtag.js and/or analytics.js file…
With this plugin you will be able to cache this file on your local server and enable browser caching for longer than 2 hours. The plugin will check every day if there is a newer version of the file to keep the cache up to date.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
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by vkw72·6 years ago
Very Good plugin
Great job for google analytics (only)
by RicaNeaga·6 years ago
Would be great to also support facebook pixel code (at some point) 🙂
works like a charm!
by alibt68·6 years ago
I was a bit concerned about this plugin and its conflict with W3, but it gets the job done perfectly! thanks guys
works very well
by tonyuk123·6 years ago
Great little plugin, works very well
could do with a few other things being cached – google maps?
best service
by musa007·7 years ago
I love this
Download Trends
Today: 5Yesterday: 8This week: 24Period total: 919
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.4
92.1%
v0.3
7.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.4
- Added support for new Google Analytics tracking code using gtag.js
- Added missing semicolon which rarely caused a JavaScript issue in certain cases when minifying source code
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