Cache plugins

I’ve avoided using Caching plugins to date. But now it’s time to look into them.

Plugin name and description	Plugin links	Version, total downloads, last update, tested
quick-cache	No info available
WP Super Cache A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.	wp-super-cache home	1.7.2 35,585,286 March 15, 2021 5.7.1
W3 Total Cache Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.	w3-total-cache home	2.1.2 28,715,980 April 6, 2021 5.7.1
DB Cache Reloaded The fastest cache engine for WordPress, that produces cache of database queries with easy configuration – now with bugs fixed.	db-cache-reloaded home	2.1 89,929 October 24, 2011 3.0.9
wp-green-cache	No info available

First choice: wp-super-cache since it was updated most recently, supports the current version of WordPress AND it’s very popular. Second choice: I think I’ll look at wp-green-cache

Post Scriptum

wp-green-cache produced a Fatal error on activation… which wasn’t a good start. It was having trouble with a file called options.dat.

PS. 3 June 2014

Two years on and I still haven’t decided which cacheing plugin to use. I know I tried one somewhere. Just can’t remember where. I’m looking again since I think I might want to speed up wp-a2z.com Also, I noticed that herbmiller.me was a bit slow yesterday… probably something to do with running [bw_plug] on the home page. So for time being

Site	Plugin	Activation
herbmiller.me	w3-total-cache	Single site
rowlandscastlewebdesign.com	wp-super-cache	Network
oik-plugins.eu	wp-super-cache	Single site
cwiccer.com	w3-total-cache	Single site

PPS. 19 Dec 2014

Needed to activate a cacheing plugin on oik-plugins. I chose wp-super-cache for 3 reasons

1. It’s by Automattic
2. Currently most popularMost recently updated

But I’m also updating my trace routine to gather my own summary information.

Site	Plugin	Activation
oik-plugins.com	wp-super-cache	Single site