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What caching plugins can I use?

Last Updated: November 14, 2024 3:37 PM

The Dollie platform tries to auto-detect the most popular WP caching plugins and auto implements container-level caching before WordPress is even loaded. This solution gives you the freedom to choose a caching plugin that works best for you, whilst still getting all the benefits of NGINX caching. Once a page is cached it is served directly through NGINX completely bypassing PHP and MySQL and thus resulting in near instant load times.

Do I need to install a caching plugin?

No. By default your wordpress sites will include the free Powered Cache plugin.

Can I install an alternative caching plugin?

 Yes, the following caching plugins are supported:

  • WP Rocket
  • W3 Total Cache
  • WP Super Cache
  • Cache Enabler
  • Switch Performance
  • WP Fastest Cache
  • Litespeed Cache
  • Hyper Cache
  • CometCache
  • NGINX Helper (FastCGI Cache)

What about Object Caching?

Yes, this is supported via all Redis Object Cache plugins/dropins.

Why do I have to sometimes purge my cache?

When new posts, pages, comments and other activity takes place on your community. That being said sometimes you might encounter situations where you install a new plugin or make custom changes to your site which are not immediately displayed. In those cases you want to purge the

Purging the cache essentially means re-caching all previously cached data. This means the old ones are are deleted and new ones are created or regenerated.