Yes, Warm Cache is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Warm Cache?

Warm Cache has 300 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Warm Cache alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Warm Cache include XML Sitemap & Google News, WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for…, Disable XML-RPC Pingback. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Warm Cache work with the latest WordPress?

Warm Cache has been tested up to WordPress 6.7.5. It requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+.

Is Warm Cache well supported?

Warm Cache has a 0% support resolution rate based on 1 recent support threads on WordPress.org.

Warm Cache — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Warm Cache
Rating: 4.3 (19 reviews)
Author: ramon fincken

As of April 2026, Warm Cache is a WordPress xml plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 19 reviews. It has been downloaded 29K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: XML Sitemap & Google News.

4.3/519 reviews

300active installs

0%resolved

16 yearssince 2010

Overview

Crawls your website-pages based on any XML sitemap. If you have a caching plugin this will keep your cache warm.
Speeds up your site.
Compatible with following elements: < sitemap > < url >
All urls in your sitemap will be visited by the plugin to keep the cache up to date.
Will show average page load times and pages visited.

Needs google XML sitemap to read the generated XML file.
Needs a cronjob (wget or curl) to call the plugin. You need to setup the cronjob yourself! (Or ask your sysadmin to help you).
* Coding by: MijnPress.nl Mastodon profile More plugins
* Crawl script idea by http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/johnny/2006/09/17/handling-the-digg-effect-with-wordpress-caching/

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