The Cache Purger

the-cache-purger · by kevp75 · wordpress.org ↗ · SVN ↗
Active installs
1k+
Current version
2.3.03
Added
2021-10-08
Last updated
2026-06-18 (14d ago)
First seen by beacon
2mo ago
Total downloads
20,681

Statistics

2024-06-16 → 2026-06-15 · 730 days
Downloads today
10
7-day total 100
Week over week
▼ -49%
vs prior 7 days
30-day trend
flat
▲ +15% MoM
Abandonment
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healthy
Downloads/day Linear trend
56842628414202024-062024-102025-022025-062025-102026-022026-06
2972231497402026-032026-042026-042026-052026-052026-06
2762071386902026-052026-052026-052026-062026-062026-06

Active versions

2.12.2
2.1 · 49.5%2.2 · 44.1%other · 6.4%

Ratings

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High compromised_committer_burst Resolved · benign_deploy_burst_clean_scan 2026-05-28 01:56:09 (1mo ago)
Slugthe-cache-purger
Author slugkevp75
Burst start2026-05-20 11:33:55
Burst end2026-05-20 12:43:15
Burst commits18
Burst window minutes90
Tenure days1,684
Distinct messages18
Avg message length19
Top messageadd sqlite object cache support; upgrade fastly; upgrade action scheduler; upgrade fields;
Top message count1
Prt revert
ExplanationEstablished author committed 18 revisions inside a 90-minute window with low-entropy commit messages. Pattern matches the June 2024 wp.org credential-stuffing wave shape; bumped to critical when followed by a wp.org Plugin Review Team revert within 7 days.
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SVN committers (2)

Accounts with actual commit access to the-cache-purger on plugins.svn.wordpress.org, reconstructed from svn log. This is the list that matters for ownership changes — not the readme contributors.

Committer Member since Commits First commit Latest commit
Kevin Pirnie 2016-08-16 96 2021-10-08 · r2611662 2026-06-18 · r3577547
plugin-master 2007-03-09 1 2021-10-07 · r2611262 2021-10-07 · r2611262

Readme contributors (1)

Names the plugin's readme declares as contributors. A soft signal — anyone can be listed. The SVN access column is the ground-truth cross-reference: does this contributor actually commit code?

Contributor Member since SVN access Status
Kevin Pirnie 2016-08-16 96 commits Active

Versions (26 most recent)

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2.3.03 zip
2.2.97 2026-05-20 · 1mo ago zip
2.1.48 2026-05-20 · 1mo ago zip
2.1.63 2026-05-20 · 1mo ago zip
2.2.78 2026-05-20 · 1mo ago zip
2.2.86 2026-05-20 · 1mo ago zip
2.2.88 2026-05-20 · 1mo ago zip
2.0.11 2025-09-01 · 10mo ago zip
2.1.01 2025-09-01 · 10mo ago zip
2.1.36 2025-09-01 · 10mo ago zip
1.9.89 2024-07-30 · 1y ago zip
1.9.27 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.0.27 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.1.01 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.2.66 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.2.79 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.3.11 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.4.02 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.5.12 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.5.22 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.5.99 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.6.03 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.6.04 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.7.11 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.7.33 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip
1.8.01 2024-07-12 · 1y ago zip