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Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

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Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

3.9·15reviews·1,000+installs

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	Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster	Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
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Description	3115 / 5000 chars62% used	2216 / 5000 chars44% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Mohammed Kaludi	Razvan Stanga
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Feature comparison between Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Metric	Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster	Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching
Rating	3.9 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 15	10
Active installs	1,000+	600+
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Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

Core Web Vitals (CWV) is the new ranking factor Google announced that “Core Web Vitals” are going to be a significant ranking signal for websites. In fact, Core Web Vitals or the page experience signal is going to become a requirement for a page to appear in Google’s Top Stories. Features Flush Cache: Using this option you can choose on which events ( WordPress Update,Switching Theme,Post/Page Deletion ) you want to clear website cache. Auto Clear Cache: Clear you website on regular intervals , this helps you to keep your website cache updated. Webp images: If images are slowing down your website, then converting them to WebP format can improve your page load speed test scores. Lazy Load: Lazy loading allows your website to only load images when a user scrolls down to a specific image, which reduces website load time and improves website performance. Minification: If you are trying to achieve 100/100 score on Google Pagespeed or GTMetrix tool, then minifying CSS and JavaScript will significantly improve your score. Remove Unused CSS:Unused CSS is any CSS code added by your WordPress theme or plugins that you don’t really need. Removing this CSS code improves WordPress performance and user experience. Google Fonts Optimizations: You may start noticing external resources like fonts affecting Google PageSpeed + load times. This is where loading Google Fonts locally comes into play. Delay JavaScript Execution:You can delay JavaScript based on user interaction. This can be a great way to speed up the paint of the page for Google PageSpeed when something isn’t needed right away. Especially heavy third-party scripts like Google Adsense, Google Analytics etc. Cache: Caching is one of the most important and easiest ways to speed up WordPress! it reduces the amount of work required to generate a page view. As a result, your web pages load much faster, directly from cache. Support We try our best to provide support on WordPress.org forums. However, We have a special team support where you can ask us questions and get help. Delivering a good user experience means a lot to us and so we try our best to reply each and every question that gets asked. Bug Reports Bug reports for Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster are welcomed on GitHub. Please note GitHub is not a support forum, and issues that aren’t properly qualified as bugs will be closed. Credits PHP CSS Parser library used https://github.com/sabberworm/PHP-CSS-Parser – License URI: https://github.com/sabberworm/PHP-CSS-Parser?tab=MIT-1-ov-file (PHP-CSS-Parser is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.) CSS from HTML extractor library used https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor – License URI: https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor?tab=License-1-ov-file (CSS from HTML extractor is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.) WebP Convert library used https://github.com/rosell-dk/webp-convert – License URI: https://github.com/rosell-dk/webp-convert?tab=MIT-1-ov-file (WebP Convert is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.)

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css8×1.61%
github8×1.61%
website7×1.41%
cache6×1.21%
com6×1.21%
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https6×1.21%
https github6×1.21%
https github com6×1.21%
license6×1.21%
load6×1.21%

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

Complete WordPress Varnish Cache 3.x/4.x/5.x and Nginx Proxy Cache integration. This plugin handles all integration with Varnish Cache and Nginx Proxy Cache. It was designed for high traffic websites. Main features admin interface, see screenshots console for manual purges, supports regular expressions so you can purge an entire folder or just a single file supports every type of Varnish Cache implementation, see screenshots for examples unlimited number of Varnish Cache servers use of custom headers when communicating with Varnish Cache does not interfere with other caching plugins, cloudflare, etc Varnish Cache configuration generator purge key method so you don’t need to setup ACLs debugging actively maintained You can control the following from the Varnish Caching admin panel : Enable/Disable caching Homepage cache TTL Cache TTL (for every other page) IPs/Hosts to clear cache to support every type of Varnish Cache implementation Override default TTL in posts/pages Purge key based PURGE Logged in cookie Debugging option console for precise manual purges This plugin also auto purges Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache when your site is modified. Varnish Caching sends a PURGE request to Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache when a page or post is modified. This occurs when editing, publishing, commenting or deleting an item, and when changing themes. Not all pages are purged every time, depending on your Varnish / Nginx Proxy Cache configuration. When a post, page, or custom post type is edited, or a new comment is added, only the following pages will purge: The front page The post/page edited Any categories or tags associated with the page Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy. You install it in front of any server that speaks HTTP and configure it to cache the contents. This plugin does not install Varnish/Nginx for you, nor does it configure Varnish/Nginx for WordPress. It’s expected you already did that on your own using the provided config files. Inspired from the following : https://wordpress.org/plugins/varnish-http-purge/ https://github.com/dreamhost/varnish-vcl-collection/

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varnish15×4.29%
varnish cache10×2.86%
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Which has better reviews, Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 10 reviews) compared to Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster (3.9★ from 15 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster has the deeper published review base (15 vs 10), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (15 reviews). Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (10 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Migration support varies by app and category. Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster vs Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching

At a glance

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3. Activity in the last 90 days

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster · 2 changes

Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching · 0 changes

4. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Should I choose Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Which is faster to set up, Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster or Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster and Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching?

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