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LiteSpeed Cache v7.9.1

All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...

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  • On Plugin Auditor since Aug 31, 2026
  • Last audited Aug 31, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.0+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 23% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 87 Passed
  • 27 Warnings
  • 11 Failed
Security 57/100
Needs Improvement

21 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 87/100
Good

53 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 58/100
Needs Improvement

7 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 67/100
Needs Improvement

2 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 17/100
Poor

1 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

1.0 MB

3.4 MB unzipped

Total files

321

across all file types

Lines of PHP

57,237

in 210 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • SVG
  • JS
  • TXT
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 4 Critical
  • 35 High
  • 595 Medium
  • 304 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 24 audited versions of LiteSpeed Cache, Code Quality improved the most (+18). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-66). The codebase grew 375% in size.

Audited 1.0.15 → 7.9 · 24 versions

0 50 100 1.0.15 7.2 7.9

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 1700 3400 1.0.15 7.2 7.9

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

360,697

downloads

Today

30,271

downloads

Week over week

−77%

vs previous week

Month over month

+228%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

77% of installs run an older version

≈ 5.4M+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v7.6
  • v7.8
  • v7.9

Ratings

2,763 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 2,547
  • 4 65
  • 3 27
  • 2 21
  • 1 103

Support: 33 / 65 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Aug 5, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 35 days

average between releases

Total releases

24

since Oct 2017 · 9 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running LiteSpeed Cache in Your Site?

Our latest audit of LiteSpeed Cache v7.9.1 flagged 938 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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