FastCache by host.it 1.6.6

Does FastCache by host.it work with WordPress 6.9.4 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

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

Memory usage: 248.73 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 version6.9.4
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 6

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=c5c076b6c0
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 1.681 s
Memory usage 3.98 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 0.911 s
Memory usage 5.14 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 0.272 s
Memory usage 4.32 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 0.945 s
Memory usage 6.59 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 0.758 s
Memory usage 6.6 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Dashboard ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Dashboard ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/index.php
Aspect new-meta-boxes
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.449 s
Memory usage 4.02 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.506 s0.425 s-0.081 s3.78 MiB4.02 MiB+ 245.9 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.443 s0.475 s+0.032 s3.78 MiB4.07 MiB+ 290.5 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.869 s0.992 s+0.123 s6.31 MiB6.6 MiB+ 304.75 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.515 s0.459 s-0.056 s3.74 MiB3.96 MiB+ 222.8 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.371 s0.322 s-0.049 s3.71 MiB3.93 MiB+ 227.1 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.571 s0.572 s+0.001 s3.7 MiB3.93 MiB+ 235.3 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.371 s0.356 s-0.015 s3.72 MiB3.96 MiB+ 245.66 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.796 s0.787 s-0.009 s6.3 MiB6.59 MiB+ 298.23 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.394 s0.493 s+0.099 s3.71 MiB3.93 MiB+ 223.29 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.360 s0.345 s-0.015 s3.74 MiB3.95 MiB+ 223.1 KiB
/0.320 s0.221 s-0.099 s4.11 MiB4.32 MiB+ 219.39 KiB
Average 0.501 s0.495 s-0.006 s4.24 MiB4.48 MiB+ 248.73 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
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP71.9%19,3056,074136
CSS16.0%4,2934018
JavaScript7.4%1,97434017
PO File4.6%1,2411,6211
HTML0.1%2003
SVG0.0%101
Total 26,834 8,436 166

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 19,401
Total complexity 3,816
Median class complexity 18.5
Median method complexity 1.0
Most complex class FastCache\Core\SimpleHtmlDomNode
Most complex function FastCache\Core\LightImages::processImageNodes()
Classes 110
Methods 1,065
Functions 33

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"
        }
    },
    "dashboard": {
        "fastcache_dashboard_widget": {
            "title": "FastCache 1.6.6",
            "context": "normal"
        }
    }
}

PHP Error Log 2 lines

[08-Apr-2026 14:38:03 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 832
[08-Apr-2026 14:38:05 UTC] PHP Notice:  Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. Translation loading for the <code>fastcache</code> domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the <code>init</code> action or later. Please see <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/">Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide FastCache by host.it Admin Menus and More