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WordPress.org rating4.9 / 5 from 42 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records WP REST Cache version 2026.4.2 as active, updated 3d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.
Overview
About this plugin
Are you facing speed issues, using the WordPress REST API? This plugin will allow WordPress to cache the responses of the REST API, making it much faster.
This plugin offers:
Caching of all default WordPress REST API GET -endpoints.
Caching of (custom) post type endpoints.
Caching of (custom) taxonomy endpoints.
Automated flushing of caches if (some of) its contents are edited.
Manual flushing of all caches.
Manual flushing of specific caches.
A counter how many times a cache has been retrieved.
Specifying after what time the cache should be timed out.
Registering custom endpoints for caching.
Automatic cache regeneration.
WP REST Cache Pro
For more advanced features, check out our WP REST Cache Pro plugin:
Configure custom endpoints for caching through the wp-admin interface.
Configure relationships within endpoints.
No coding required.
Installation from within WordPress
Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ (or ‘My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Add New’ if you are on a multisite installation).
Search for ‘WP REST Cache’.
Activate the WP REST Cache plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Go to “after activation” below.
Installation manually
Upload the wp-rest-cache folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the WP REST Cache plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Go to “after activation” below.
After activation
Visit ‘Plugins > Must-Use’ (or ‘My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Must-Use’ if you are on a multisite installation).
Check if the ‘WP REST Cache – Must-Use Plugin’ is there, if not copy the file wp-rest-cache.php from the /sources folder of the WP REST Cache Plugin to the folder /wp-content/mu-plugins/.
Optionally:
The default timeout for caches generated by the WP REST Cache plugin is set to 1 year. If you want to change this:
Visit ‘Settings > WP REST Cache’.
Change the Cache timeout.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
rest cache
wp rest api
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.7 · PHP 7.0
Update activity30 Oct 20263d ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version2026.3.1→2026.4.2
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.0.8
Tracking & source
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