WP Fastest Cache vs WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing
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| Feature | WP Fastest Cache v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 10, 2026 | — |
| Editions | WP Fastest Cache · WP Fastest Cache Premium ($) | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing |
| Pros | Static page cache with a simple settings screen; Browser caching and GZIP rules written for the site; Cache is cleared when a post changes status; Cloudflare cache purge from the settings screen | Stops WP Rocket purging the cache on content and settings changes; Covers WooCommerce variations, Elementor and user changes; Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page while active |
| Cons | Database cleanup, mobile cache and advanced minification are Premium only; Cache and browser rules are written to .htaccess files | Pages can stay stale until the cache is purged by hand; Advanced option that depends on WP Rocket internals |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| Page cache | Yes | — |
| Browser cache | Yes | — |
| Minify CSS/JS | Yes | — |
| CDN | Yes | — |
| Object cache | No | — |
| Database cleanup | Paid | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Clears cache when a post changes status, Delete cached and minified CSS/JS files, GZIP rules in .htaccess, Cloudflare cache purge, Clear all cache from a URL call, Skips caching when DONOTCACHEPAGE is defined, Exclusion rules by page type | Disables automatic cache clearing on content and settings changes, Disables cache clearing on user and term changes, Disables cache clearing on Elementor saves, Disables cache clearing after WooCommerce variation saves, Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WP Rocket, Elementor |
| Other | Cloudflare | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.cloudflare.com | — |