Breeze – WordPress Cache Plugin

Breeze is a WordPress Caching Plugin developed by Cloudways. Breeze uses advance caching systems to improve WordPress loading times exponentially.

3.5

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109

Reviews

300K

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Main benefits

Improves website speed

Easy to install

Supports Varnish cache

Effortless CDN integration

Database cleanup

About this plugin

Author: Cloudways

Categories: Performance Optimization

Version: 2.1.11

Last updated: 04-07-2024

WordPress version: 6.0

Tested up to: 6.5.5

PHP version required: 7.4

Languages: English (Canada), Español [+7]

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Overview

Breeze is a free, straightforward, yet powerful WordPress caching plugin developed by Cloudways, designed to significantly enhance WordPress website performance. It supports various WordPress setups including WooCommerce and Multisite, providing seamless integration with Varnish Cache and optimized performance through Cloudflare's caching capabilities. Key features include database cleanup, CDN integration, selective caching exclusions, and comprehensive minification of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. Additionally, Breeze offers advanced functionality such as lazy loading for images, deferred loading for JS files, and effective management of real-time interactions via the Heartbeat API. Users can easily install, configure, and manage Breeze, benefiting from pre-configured settings that work optimally out of the box. For support, users can access WordPress.org forums or the Cloudways Community Forum, especially if they are Cloudways customers. Breeze requires PHP 7.4 or PHP 8 for optimal performance and is compatible with WordPress 6.0 and above.

Performance

Improves website speed and resource optimization.
Includes file level cache system and database cleanup.
Supports minification of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Offers support for Varnish cache and simplified CDN integration.

Convenience

Easy to install and configure directly from WordPress.
Most default options work well out of the box.
Recommended settings work seamlessly on all WordPress websites.

Simplicity

Designed to be simple for all users.
Instant results upon installation and activation.
No need for complex configurations.

Support

Support available through WordPress.org support forums.
Cloudways customers can ask questions on the Cloudways Community Forum.
Regular updates and improvements based on user feedback.

Features list

Feature

Free version

Premium version

Hassle-Free WordPress Cache Plugin

Easily optimize your WordPress site without coding.

Zero coding and maximum optimization

Achieve top performance without writing any code.

User Friendly

Designed for ease of use for all skill levels.

Simplicity

Streamlined interface for straightforward operation.

24/7 Support

Round-the-clock assistance for any issues.

Varnish Cache

Boosts site speed with advanced caching technology.

CDN Integration

Easily integrates with Content Delivery Networks.

Internal Caching

Stores frequently accessed data for quick retrieval.

Database Optimization

Improves database performance and efficiency.

File Exclusion

Allows specific files to be excluded from caching.

Minification & Grouping

Reduces file sizes and combines them for faster loading.

Gzip Compression

Compresses files to speed up site loading times.

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Free Plan

$0 / monthly

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Hassle-Free WordPress Cache Plugin

Zero coding and maximum optimization

User Friendly

Simplicity

24/7 Support

Varnish Cache

CDN Integration

Internal Caching

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Rating and reviews

3.5

Rating summary

109

Reviews

300K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the Breeze plugin for its ease of installation, simple configuration, and significant improvements in website speed and PageSpeed scores. It integrates well with Varnish Cache and Cloudways’ hosting, which enhances performance and compatibility. Many users reported notable speed improvements on their websites. However, drawbacks are frequent and severe. The plugin has numerous issues like breaking site styling, causing blank screens, high CPU usage, and problems with WooCommerce. Inconsistent performance, unresolved support tickets, permission issues, and compatibility problems, especially with multisite setups and third-party tools (like Google Analytics), are common complaints. Users often face difficulties after Breeze updates, prompting many to switch to alternative caching plugins.

cmyk2016

15 Jul, 2024

I use Cloudways for multiple client websites and their hosting is excellent. But their default Breeze cache plugin is nothing but issues, and inconsistent ones at that. On one site the WP admin dashboard would simply be a blank screen, even though we could access the rest of the admin areas. On another site Breeze totally messed up the layout. Deactivating this plugin now on all sites and going with a different cache plugin. Don’t recommend using this.

yiek8888

05 Jul, 2024

Noticed the styling on my client’s website broke about once every 24 hours. Very frustrating to deal with. Opened a support ticket with Cloudways and honestly they have not been very helpful at all – I basically had to do all of the technical debugging to isolate this issue (even though I’m not really a web developer!) Inspecting the network traffic on my website, noticed that one of the css files generated by Spectra for Spectra blocks would 404 Not Found every 24 hours, which is when the Breeze plugin autocleared the cache. I checked in all of the settings of the cache and tried to figure out how to get Breeze to ignore caching certain directories – no dice. I have since removed Breeze from all of my Cloudways websites. The websites are now working without the styling issues from before. Too bad, I want to use Breeze since it is the recommended plugin by Cloudways – but as long as it breaks my site there’s no way it’s worth the frustration constantly having to fix my client’s site breaking.

DIGITAREZ

30 May, 2024

Easy to install and configure, it offers an intuitive interface for managing cache, optimizing files, and integrating with CDNs. With significant improvements in load times and PageSpeed scores, Breeze makes a noticeable difference. Its compatibility with Varnish Cache is a bonus for Cloudways users. Highly recommended for a seamless and efficient caching solution!

hwhwh1224

22 Apr, 2024

Cloudways hosting is excellent. However, the Breeze plugin is not. I am currently using Google GCP CO 2XL hosting, which costs about $400 a month and has great performance. Yet, when using the Breeze plugin, CPU usage easily spikes to 100% and crashes the site. It has also caused permission issues recently, adding to the stress. Interestingly, as soon as I deleted the Breeze plugin, the site loading speed improved and CPU usage decreased. Everything has gotten better, except for the fact that I now have to manually clear the Cloudflare cache.

rrvoigt

19 Mar, 2024

Depending on your theme/site carefully configure the CSS & JS optimization settings. This is where most users seem to run into issue with caching plugins that have that option and that are also running Cloudflare alongside with the same CSS & JS optimization settings. Otherwise only use for caching only. Plugin is now also frequently updated by the team. Nice work improving the plugin! This topic was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by rrvoigt.

Breeze – WordPress Cache Plugin

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Performance

Convenience

Simplicity

Support

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

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Installation Instructions

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Does Breeze support WooCommerce?

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What does Breeze’s Database Optimization feature do?

Will comments and other dynamic parts of my blog appear immediately?

Can I exclude URLs of individual files and pages from cache?

Does it work with all hosting providers?

Where can I get support for Breeze?

How can I test and verify the results?

Does Breeze plugin work with Visual Builder?

What popular CDN are supported by Breeze Plugin?

Does Breeze support Push CDN?

Does Breeze work with CloudFlare?

How Breeze cache uses Gzip?