Is Smart Varnish free?

Yes, Smart Varnish is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Smart Varnish?

Smart Varnish has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Smart Varnish alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Smart Varnish include Proxy Cache Purge, CLP Varnish Cache, Purge Varnish Cache. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Smart Varnish work with the latest WordPress?

Smart Varnish has been tested up to WordPress 4.6.0. It requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+.

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Smart Varnish

Name: Smart Varnish
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Smartpixels

Varnish cache bypass plugin.

By Smartpixels·Varnish·Free

5(2 reviews)

·10 active installs·Updated 9 years ago

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As of April 2026, Smart Varnish is a WordPress varnish plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Proxy Cache Purge.

5/52 reviews

10active installs

1.9K+total downloads

12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Smart Varnish A simple plugin to bypass varnish caching for logged in users and serve uncached content.

Useful for websites that don’t want to serve cached content for logged in users and at the same time want to serve cached content to guests.

NOTE: This plugin requires knowledge of varnish caching and server administration, it will not work out of the box. We cannot guarantee it will work in every scenario and recommend usage with discretion.

Please follow the tutorial here.

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