Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Wordpress Varnish Cache 3.x/4.x/5.x and Nginx Proxy Cache integration
5(10 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching is a WordPress cache plugin with 800 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 59K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images….
5/510 reviews
800active installs
0%resolved
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Complete WordPress Varnish Cache 3.x/4.x/5.x and Nginx Proxy Cache integration.
This plugin handles all integration with Varnish Cache and Nginx Proxy Cache. It was designed for high traffic websites.
Main features
- admin interface, see screenshots
- console for manual purges, supports regular expressions so you can purge an entire folder or just a single file
- supports every type of Varnish Cache implementation, see screenshots for examples
- unlimited number of Varnish Cache servers
- use of custom headers when communicating with Varnish Cache does not interfere with other caching plugins, cloudflare, etc
- Varnish Cache configuration generator
- purge key method so you don’t need to setup ACLs
- debugging
- actively maintained
You can control the following from the Varnish Caching admin panel…
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.8.3
- scheduled posts flush
Contributors
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