The smallest cache plugin ever released (but still greatly efficient).
As of April 2026, Lite Cache is a WordPress cache plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 18 reviews. It has been downloaded 38K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images….
New! The Lite Cache technology is now part of Hyper Cache. You should migrate
to Hyper Cache, Lite Cache won’t be update anymore (other than important fixes).
Lite Cache is an ultra efficient cache plugin. It’s small and lite because it
does only one thing: caching.
Lite Cache is compatible with gzip compression and handles it automatically.
Lite Cache can detect mobile devices and use a different theme for them creating a separate
cache.
Lite Cache works even with commenters, people who left a comment in the past.
Other caching plugin usually are not able to serve cached content to commenters creating
performance issues on higly partecipative blogs.
Usage of .htaccess rules is possible using the code generated inside the administrative panel (but
pay attention that a too much…
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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