Free local suite — WordPress Starter €1 · Grow €5

The most advanced FREE WordPress cache plugin

Local optimizations unlocked. Cloud CDN and Media on WordPress Starter (€1) or Grow (€5) — requires a connected plugin install.

Cache Rocket ships a complete local performance suite — page cache, Critical Images, delay JavaScript, LazyLoad, custom CDN rewriting, database cleanup, and remote cache warming — free forever. WordPress Starter (€1) adds Managed CDN and WebP; WordPress Grow (€5) adds Critical CSS, LQIP, and PageSpeed when the plugin is connected.

Always downloads the latest GitHub release (cacherocket.zip).

Local plugin features stay free. Cloud CDN and Media jobs need a WordPress plan and a connected plugin install.

Local suite is free

Page cache, file optimization, LazyLoad, custom CDN rewriting, database cleanup, and warmer management in wp-admin are unlocked on activation.

WordPress Starter €1 · Grow €5

Starter unlocks CDN + WebP + warming. Grow adds Critical CSS, LQIP, and PageSpeed. Warmers stay managed in wp-admin — connected plugin required.

Actively maintained

Shipped and supported release after release, tested against the latest WordPress, with a public changelog below.

Open source, GPL

The full source lives on GitHub under GPLv2. Read it, fork it, audit it — no obfuscation.

WordPress plugin plans

Cloud speed when you need it — still free locally

Keep the full local suite free. Upgrade only for Managed CDN, lighter images, and Core Web Vitals tools — managed from wp-admin with a connected install.

Starter

CDN + WebP for small sites that want to stay fast

€1/month

Serve assets from the edge and convert images to WebP so cached pages stay light — perfect when free warming alone isn’t enough.

  • 10 GB Managed CDN / month
  • 40 WebP optimizations / month
  • 1 page warmer · 8k crawls / month
  • Warm intervals follow your cache lifetime
Get Starter €1

Best value

Grow

The Core Web Vitals toolkit for growing WordPress sites

€5/month

Add Critical CSS, LQIP placeholders, and PageSpeed audits on top of more CDN and warming — when traffic and media start to matter.

  • 80 GB Managed CDN / month
  • 400 WebP · 12 Critical CSS · 300 LQIP
  • PageSpeed audits (2 / day)
  • 2 page warmers · 25k crawls / month
Get Grow €5

Compare at a glance

Same free local suite on every tier. Cloud features unlock with a connected WordPress install.

FreeStarterGrow
Local page cache, LazyLoad, delay JS, DB cleanup
Managed CDN bandwidth10 GB / mo80 GB / mo
WebP image optimization40 / mo400 / mo
Critical CSS12 pages / mo
LQIP placeholders300 / mo
PageSpeed Insights2 / day
Page warmers (wp-admin)Account limits1 warmer2 warmers
Warm crawls / monthAccount limits8,00025,000

Requires Cache Rocket API keys in the plugin. Warmers stay editable in WordPress, not on the SaaS dashboard.

What is free vs what needs a plan

The local performance suite ships unlocked. Cloud optimization jobs and Managed CDN require a paid Cache Rocket subscription with the matching entitlements.

  • Full page caching with early advanced-cache.php delivery (free)
  • Optimize Critical Images (LCP beacon) and automatic Lazy Rendering (free)
  • Delay JavaScript, minify CSS/JS, self-host fonts (free)
  • LazyLoad, mobile/WebP cache variants, WooCommerce caching (free)
  • Custom CDN CNAME rewriting, browser cache and GZIP rules (free)
  • Remote cache warmers from wp-admin (free account limits apply)
  • Managed CDN delivery on assets.cacherocket.com (WordPress Starter+)
  • Cloud image optimization with WebP (WordPress Starter+) and AVIF (Pro+)
  • LQIP placeholders and Critical CSS generation (WordPress Grow+)
  • PageSpeed Insights audits from Media (WordPress Grow+, daily quota)

One plugin. Free local tools. WordPress Starter (€1) and Grow (€5) unlock cloud CDN/Media when the plugin is connected.

What you get

  • Remote cache warmers managed from wp-admin
  • Local page cache with optional early advanced-cache delivery
  • File optimization, LazyLoad, custom CDN rewriting, and database cleanup
  • Managed CDN, cloud image optimization, Critical CSS, LQIP, and PageSpeed on paid plans
  • API-key auth against your Cache Rocket account

Install in minutes

  1. Download the latest cacherocket.zip from this page.
  2. In WordPress admin go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and upload the zip.
  3. Activate Cache Rocket — local optimization features are available immediately.
  4. Paste your API keys to sync warmers; upgrade to WordPress Starter (€1) or Grow (€5) to unlock Managed CDN and cloud Media jobs.

Find your API keys under Account → Profile.

Changelog

Pulled live from our GitHub releases, so you always see exactly what shipped.

The local plugin suite is free forever. A Cache Rocket account adds remote warming; WordPress Starter (€1) and Grow (€5) unlock Managed CDN and cloud optimization for connected installs.