WordPress Plugin: WP-Cache

I always felt embarased when my friends said “You blog is cool, but it take lot of time to load”. Usually Blogs load slowly because, it involves load of PHP/MySQL queries. So WP-Cache reduces PHP/ MySQL queries by quickly storing pages to a static file and redirecting your traffic to that buffer, this immesly improves your page’s response time.

Generally small blogs cannot handle such massive traffic generated due to Digg Effect or Slashdot and WP-Cache come handy in such circumstances. Recently this happened to one of my friend Shivaranjan, his host suspended his account for massive MySQL queries, (I guess his host suspected a DDOS attack or something like that).

Installation:

1. Upload to your plugins folder, usually wp-content/plugins/ and unzip the file, it will create a wp-content/plugins/wp-cache/ directory.

2. If you have Gzip Compression enabled turn it off (in Options->Reading). 

3. Activate the plugin on the plugin screen.

4. Go to “Options” administration menu, select “WP-Cache” from the submenu, the plugin will try to autoconfigure everything. The plugin will try to autoconfigure everything and guide you through the process. In case of failure –normally due to the lack of files’ privilegies– it tell you and give the instructions to solve the problems.

Download WP-Cache 2.0.17 | Read More

If you have any trouble installing this plugin, don’t feel shy to contact me. I’m always ready to help ;)

This post was published by on September 22, 2006

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://blogtheinternet.com Garry

    Thilak,

    I will take a look at this and more likely install it… Thanks so much for the reference to the plugin. I am looking forward to reading more on your site.

    Talk to you soon,
    Garry

  • http://synful.info sindhu

    done. next what? in the admin panel of wp-cache, there is a list of wp file i can include , what other files can i include. those created by the plugins?

  • http://ctrinity.wordpress.com/ Carol

    You blog is very cool indeed,Thilak.

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Sindhu: Just leave it as it is… Plugin will auto configure itself

    Carol: Thanks, and Happy Birthday !!

  • http://blog.adglobe.net km

    Thilak, Nice review on the wordpress cache plugin…

    it helps a lot

  • http://www.techzonline.net TechZ

    Thilak, thing is, would this plugin have a worthy affect on your blog UNLESS you were a blog receiving alot of hits?

  • http://33rockers.com Karhik

    I have been dugg.. What do I do now.. I can’t even access my admin..

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Karthik: You should have done it earlier… now you can just wait and watch :(

  • http://WKYT.com Jason

    I ahve tried several times to install this plugin but every time I go to the options menu I ony see

    WP-Cache Manager
    Main options

    and nothing below that. I have my WP-content folder to 777. Any suggestions?

    WP 2.0.2