WP Super Cache Settings for Optimal Performance

Step #7 Preload WP Super Cache Settings

Now this is where a lot of the magic happens folks. You want wp super cache to preload your files so that your visitor does not have to wait any more than they have too. Remember the illustration of the piece of paper and a TV remote? Well we we preload the cache we have those pieces of static html ready and waiting for our visitors when they come to our website. This very page that you are reading was cached the exact same way!

Make all your settings like the ones below in the graphic. We have the program us email us at first to make sure the preloader is working. You can always come back and disable that feature so you do not get bombarded with emails. You will know if the program is currently working if you see the button titled cancel cache preload. As a side note your can do a speed check before and after to see how much wp super cache has sped up your website. you may also want to resubmit your website in GOogle webmaster  tools as well as Bing webmaster tools when you have completed the preload process. Remember you read it here first!  😉

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Step #8 Plugin settings in WP Super Cache

If you have been around WordPress for any length of time you will know that you can take great advantage of plugins. How do you get wp-super cache to cache those files? Unless your an experienced developer, you don’t. For those who are you need to make another folder and keep your cached files for the plugins that you program there. WP Super Cache has provided a way for some popular plugins to take advantage of lightning flash cache.  By enabling these they will load before any other plugin loads from your WordPress CMS.  Simply tick in the box of the plugins that you have installed to take advantage of having a static plugin load quickly for your visitors.

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Step #9 Debug WP Super Cache

If you have every tried to switch a WordPress site over to another server,and had problems with it trying download a zip file, it could be because of the wp super cache plugin.  We know that the plugin generates a cached version of the webpages in order to keep it quick. If things are not set up properly you could have it trying to download a zip file and this is a tale tale sing that things are messed up in the wp-config.php file. If you are having this or another problem it is a good idea to debug.  Click on the debug tab and you will see the screen shot below. Follow these instructions.

  • Tic on the Debugging enabled box
  • Enter your IP address. the program automatically shows your ip address right there, you can see that mine is 162.233.120.73
  • Next tic the box and enables comments at the bottom of every page that will create cache status message.
  • Now tick the box under advanced where it says “Check Front Page Every 5 Minutes”
  • Enter a phrase that is found on your front page, a phrase that I find on my front page of course is web development.
  • Tic the box that says clear cache on error, that will clear the cache is the above phrase is not found!
  • You can also tic the box that says to email you when the checks are being made.
  • Make sure that you click the save button.

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debug wp super cache settingsHere is what your settings should look like with your own personal settings. Make sure that you click save at the bottom to begin the debugging.

Notice the first line will create a URL that will output debug information. As you click around on your website there will be an info sheet populated at that URL to let you know that wp super cache is working.  Now to see the cache status message right click on your mouse and view page source. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of that page and super cache will tell you how long it took to generate that specific static page. Usually its a 1/2 a second or less. If it takes longs you probably have too much media on the site and need to scale it down a bit!

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WP Super Cache Settings for Optimal Performance was last modified: November 18th, 2020 by Maximus Mccullough

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