WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing vs WP Smush
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| Feature | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | WP Smush v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing | Smush · Smush Pro ($) |
| Pros | Stops WP Rocket purging the cache on content and settings changes; Covers WooCommerce variations, Elementor and user changes; Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page while active | Bulk and on-upload image compression at no cost; Lazy loading for images and embedded video; Works with common page builders, WooCommerce and caching plugins |
| Cons | Pages can stay stale until the cache is purged by hand; Advanced option that depends on WP Rocket internals | WebP, AVIF, resizing and the image CDN need Smush Pro; Images are sent to the WPMU DEV API for compression |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist) | ||
| CDN | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Disables automatic cache clearing on content and settings changes, Disables cache clearing on user and term changes, Disables cache clearing on Elementor saves, Disables cache clearing after WooCommerce variation saves, Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page | Bulk compression of the media library, Lazy loading for images and embedded video, WebP and AVIF conversion (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WP Rocket, Elementor | WP Rocket, Elementor, Divi, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | WPMU DEV Smush API |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | smushpro.wpmudev.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |