Huge Clear Cache
A security-first, full-page caching plugin built on WordPress’s official WP_CACHE / advanced-cache.php mechanism. It makes your site genuinely faster — Free covers the essentials, and Pro adds CDN delivery, automatic preloading, and more.
A complete caching plugin, before you ever upgrade
Full-page caching, front-end optimization, automatic cache management, and hardened security — all included.
Caching
- Full-page static caching via WordPress's official drop-in mechanism — the biggest speed gain available
- Separate cache for desktop / mobile
- Separate cache for HTTP / HTTPS
- Configurable cache lifetime (TTL) — refreshes automatically on expiry
- Toggle caching for logged-in users on or off
- Supports caching URLs with query strings (?param=)
Optimization
- HTML minification — strips comments and unnecessary whitespace
- CSS minification for inline <style> blocks
- JS minification for inline <script> blocks — a conservative method that preserves execution order
- Browser caching + Gzip compression (.htaccess / mod_deflate / mod_expires)
Automatic Management
- Automatic cache purge on content changes (post/page updates, comments, theme switch, WooCommerce)
- Scheduled full purge — hourly, twice daily, daily, or weekly
- One-click manual purge from the admin bar
- Activity log of the last 50 actions
Exclusion Rules
- By URL — plain text or wildcard pattern
- By cookie name
- By User-Agent content
- By user role
Security
- Path traversal protection — every cache file path is validated server-side
- The cache directory is always hardened — directory listing disabled, script execution blocked
- Every action passes a nonce + capability check
- advanced-cache.php never locks up your site under unexpected conditions — a "fail-open" design
What Pro adds
Requires Huge Clear Cache (Free) to be installed and active.
CDN Integration
Serve static files — CSS, JS, images, fonts — from your own CDN host.
CSS Merging
Combines same-origin CSS files into one, cutting down the number of requests.
Automatic Preload
After a purge, popular pages are re-warmed automatically in small batches — never overloading the server.
WebP Conversion
Newly uploaded JPEG/PNG images are automatically converted to smaller WebP versions, with real file validation.
Database Cleanup
Clears revisions, drafts, trash, spam comments and expired transients — previews changes before applying by default.
Render-Blocking Defer
Defers script loading to speed up first paint.
Multisite Support
Network admins can purge every site on the network with a single click.
Automatic Updates
License-verified, one-click updates straight from your WordPress dashboard.
Technical requirements
| Requirement | Minimum |
|---|---|
| WordPress | 6.0 or higher |
| PHP | 7.4 or higher |
| Server | Apache (full feature set) or Nginx (page caching works; browser caching/Gzip rules need server-side config) |
Free forever, or upgrade when you need more
The lifetime license never expires; the annual plan keeps updates and support flowing every year.
Free
Full-page caching, optimization & security — all included.
- Full-page static caching
- HTML/CSS/JS minification
- Automatic & scheduled cache purging
- Exclusion rules & activity log
- CDN, preload, WebP & multisite
Pro — Lifetime
One payment, yours forever.
- Lifetime license, no renewal required
- CDN, CSS merging & automatic preload
- WebP conversion & database cleanup
- Multisite support & automatic updates
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Pro — Annual
Lower upfront cost, billed every year.
- All Pro features included
- Continuous updates & priority support
- Cancel any time — site keeps working
- 14-day money-back guarantee
A faster site starts with one install
Free covers full-page caching and optimization out of the box — upgrade to Pro when you need CDN delivery and automatic preloading.