Hyper Cache vs Converter for Media
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| Feature | Hyper Cache v3.4.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Converter for Media v6.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | February 3, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Hyper Cache | Converter for Media · Converter for Media PRO ($) |
| Pros | Serves cached HTML pages to visitors with few settings to manage; Clears cached pages when posts, comments or bbPress topics change | Converts uploads to WebP on the server with GD or Imagick; Optional Cloudflare cache rules and cache purge; Core WebP conversion works without a licence |
| Cons | No CSS or JavaScript minification in this version; No object cache or database cleanup, so pair with other tools | AVIF output and cloud conversion need the PRO licence; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin and plugin list; Cloud conversion sends images to a vendor API |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | — |
| Browser cache | Yes | — |
| Minify CSS/JS | No | — |
| CDN | Yes | — |
| Object cache | No | — |
| Database cleanup | No | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Hourly cache clean, Cache clean on bbPress topics and replies, Reject user agents from cache | Local WebP conversion with GD or Imagick, Serve WebP through rewrite rules, Convert on upload, Cloudflare cache rules and purge, AVIF output format ($), Cloud conversion through the vendor API ($), PRO access token validation ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Autoptimize, bbPress | — |
| Other | cdnjs | Cloudflare, Converter for Media API ($), Deactivation survey endpoint |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdnjs.cloudflare.com | api-converter.mattplugins.com, data.mattplugins.com, api.cloudflare.com |