Nginx Helper
Cleans nginx's fastcgi/proxy cache or redis-cache whenever a post is edited/published. Also does a few more things.
4.4(31 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 7 months agoAs of April 2026, Nginx Helper is a WordPress nginx plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 31 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.1M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One….
4.4/531 reviews
100K+active installs
0%resolved
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
- Removes
index.phpfrom permalinks when using WordPress with nginx. - Adds support for purging redis-cache when used as full-page cache created using nginx-srcache-module
- Adds support for nginx fastcgi_cache_purge & proxy_cache_purge directive from module. Provides settings so you can customize purging rules.
- Adds support for nginx
map{..}on a WordPress-multisite network installation. Using it, Nginx can serve PHP file uploads even if PHP/MySQL crashes. Please check the tutorial list below for related Nginx configurations.
Tutorials
You will need to follow one or more tutorials below to get desired functionality:
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
4.431 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Very Good
by shahinsafari·2 years ago
tanks very good
It works for me
by Gulshan Kumar·2 years ago
Love this plugin with LEMP stack.
Awesome plugin!
by Pavel Richter·3 years ago
Simple setup and everything works as it should! Thanks
Useless – Waste of time
by Mostafiz Shamim·3 years ago
It doesn’t work at all. It provides outdated content link to setup the cache module but that is also useless.
Do not waste your time installing this plugin.
Works well :)
by druut·3 years ago
Clears cache when updating pages & posts as expected. Also great that it has a logging functionality, which allowed me to debug some problems.
Download Trends
Today: 893Yesterday: 913This week: 6KPeriod total: 495K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.3
82.5%
v2.2
16.4%
Other
1.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.3.5
- Purge not working. #Issue – by tjalexander70, mrrobot47
Contributors
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