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In October 2015 KeyCDN released a free WordPress caching plugin called Cache Enabler. We did this because we wanted to give back to the WordPress community in the offering of a caching solution that was not complicated and most importantly, free. This plugin was initially released as a lightweight caching plugin that was able to speed up WordPress websites by generating static HTML files that could then be minified and even converted for WebP support. With each change made since we have kept the same objective while maintaining our philosophy of keeping Cache Enabler simple. Now, over five years later, it has grown to have 90,000+ active installations and just recently passed 1,000,000 all time downloads.
What has changed?Over the last few months there have been many changes made to Cache Enabler. In fact, nearly the entire plugin has been rewritten, as can be seen in the Cache Enabler repository statistics below. If it was not rewritten it was likely refactored in some way.
The development was led by KeyCDN and had the helpful support of community feedback and contributions. While this rapid development did cause a few issues along the way, it allowed Cache Enabler to become a significantly better plugin. Many bugs have been fixed and enhancements added. The new code base is easier to integrate with as well as build upon, which will allow for enhancements to be introduced easier in the future. Each new version brought important changes that allowed Cache Enabler to evolve into what it is now.