FastCache by host.it 1.5.6

Does FastCache by host.it work with WordPress 6.9 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
12PHP warnings
1PHP deprecation warnings
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 221.07 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment
WordPress version6.9
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 300+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/
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Pages 5

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?plugin_status=all&paged=1&s
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=fastcache-by-host-it%2Ffastcache.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=4237d6b93e
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.321 s
Memory usage 3.94 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → FastCache Settings

Page screenshot: Settings → FastCache Settings
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=fastcache
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.708 s
Memory usage 4.98 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.175 s
Memory usage 4.31 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Add Page ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Add Page ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
Aspect new-meta-boxes
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.657 s
Memory usage 6.57 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Add Post ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Add Post ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/post-new.php
Aspect new-meta-boxes
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.607 s
Memory usage 6.58 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.394 s0.352 s-0.042 s3.77 MiB3.98 MiB+ 213.78 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.315 s0.348 s+0.033 s3.78 MiB4.03 MiB+ 259.92 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.702 s0.791 s+0.089 s6.3 MiB6.59 MiB+ 290.66 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.405 s0.383 s-0.022 s3.74 MiB3.92 MiB+ 188.72 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.394 s0.268 s-0.126 s3.71 MiB3.9 MiB+ 193.02 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.465 s0.484 s+0.019 s3.7 MiB3.9 MiB+ 201.22 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.298 s0.291 s-0.007 s3.71 MiB3.92 MiB+ 211.58 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.611 s0.646 s+0.035 s6.29 MiB6.57 MiB+ 284.16 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.409 s0.326 s-0.083 s3.71 MiB3.9 MiB+ 189.21 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.282 s0.289 s+0.007 s3.73 MiB3.92 MiB+ 189.02 KiB
/0.353 s0.194 s-0.159 s4.1 MiB4.31 MiB+ 210.5 KiB
Average 0.421 s0.397 s-0.023 s4.23 MiB4.45 MiB+ 221.07 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP
CSS
PO File
JavaScript
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP70.9%16,8525,647128
CSS11.8%2,7973727
PO File9.0%2,1431,5871
JavaScript8.2%1,95933917
HTML0.1%2003
SVG0.0%101
Total 23,772 7,945 157

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 16,543
Total complexity 3,290
Median class complexity 17.0
Median method complexity 1.0
Most complex class FastCache\Core\SimpleHtmlDomNode
Most complex function FastCache\Core\LightImages::processImageNodes()
Classes 101
Methods 953
Functions 9

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Options wp_options 1

Meta Boxes

{
    "page": {
        "fastcache": {
            "title": "Host Caching",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "post": {
        "fastcache": {
            "title": "Host Caching",
            "context": "side"
        }
    }
}

PHP Error Log 13 lines

[17-Dec-2025 11:50:40 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Admin/Settings/Renderer/Setting.php on line 674
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Html/Callbacks/CombineJsCss.php on line 81
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
[17-Dec-2025 11:50:41 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined variable $isBot in /wp-content/plugins/fastcache-by-host-it/src/Core/Combiner.php on line 163
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide FastCache by host.it Admin Menus and More