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Steve Patterson
6/23/2010 4:19 PM
Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
I recently ran into some performance issues with Wordpress sites hosted by Hostgator. This is definitely not a recommendation for Hostgator as their support is poor but I would like to recommend a Wordpress Cache solution that has performed well for me. By using a combination of WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache Plug-ins, my sites are loading quickly and performing better than they have in the past.
There are a number of articles online stating that W3 Total Cache is the only cache option that you need but WP Super Cache was doing a tremendous job for me previously so I developed a great solution that uses both without any duplication. It also helps that Hostgator provides Apache compression on their shared servers which allowed me to turn off the compression provided by WP Super Cache. No need to duplicate compression of the content of the site. This is a theme of my solution.
The feature of WP Super Cache that I did maintain is the page caching. I continue to use this plug-in for page cache and have disabled the page caching provided by W3 Total Cache. But W3 Total Cache provides other features that allowed me to eliminate DB Cache Reloaded and WP Minify. That is correct, W3 Total Cache provides both a DB Caching option and a Minify option. In fact, their two solutions worked better for me than the previously named plug-ins that I was using.
W3 Total Cache also provides one more great feature, CDN support. A CDN will allow you to off load images and media to a set of servers that deliver the content quickly based on the geography of the requesting client. These services/networks cost money, some more than others, and therefore are helpful when your sites reach a level were content deliver is not being met to your expectations by normal hosting providers. But utilize the two plug-in approach presented here and your sites should load and reload faster than before.
9 comment(s) so far...
Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
WoW...good to hear that it worked great with you Steve...I will install it right now...let me check how it works with me in loading the page...btw what would be the best plugin that you recommend for the Title and Description stuff..right now I'm using All-in-One..is that good one...or would like to recommend something else...thanks again steve...:)
By Michelle on
6/24/2010 12:25 AM
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Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
Wow..So interesting and informatic artical..This w3 super caching plugin is so useful for WordPress performance optimization and maintain page caching.. Did you actually use the database caching in W3TC??
By Hotels in Venice on
6/24/2010 3:17 AM
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Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
I really enjoyed this and you give some very good advice. Excelent article, Thank you for sharing.
By digital camera on
6/24/2010 5:47 AM
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Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
I am using the DB Caching and the Minify for W3TC. Want to use the CDN feature in the future.
By Steve on
6/24/2010 9:05 AM
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Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
Currently I am not using w3 super caching plugin in my website but after reading its features I am planning to use and at least try this plug in because all the plugins are the best ever I have used.
By Self Managed Super Funds on
6/28/2010 6:06 AM
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Re: Awesome Plugin but Error?
Do you have any solutions for the problem when the whole theme breaks when Super Cache is activated.?
By Amy on
7/1/2010 4:59 AM
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Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
I haven't had the experience of the theme crashing. Switch themes, deactivate the plugin, or restore your .htaccess file to the version prior to activating the plugin.
By Steve on
7/1/2010 9:31 AM
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Re: Wordpress WP Super Cache And W3 Total Cache Plug-ins
This plugin is really help to speed your blog but not for me because I’m using theme with feature gallery content and it won’t work with this plugin.
Or you can give me your tips so I can us it on my theme?
By Link Building on
7/7/2010 2:48 AM
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Finding Missing People
Ya If you are concerned about the description of your site provided in Google results, you should find a Word-press plug-in that allows you to easily control the content of your META Description tag on each page of your Word-press.
By Finding Missing People on
7/22/2010 5:15 AM
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