If you chose WP Rocket as your cache plugin, you made the best choice considering it was rated #1 in numerous Facebook polls. WP Rocket comes with many features most cache plugins don’t (see below). That means if you were to use other cache plugins, you would need to install about 6 extra plugins to […]
SiteGround SG Optimizer Review: How To Configure The Settings When You’re Running Other Cache Plugins + CDNs
SiteGround made big improvements to their SG Optimizer plugin in March, 2018, so I had to try it out. I was quite happy with the results. I already had perfect 100% GTmetrix scores, but noticed my WordPress site loaded even faster when clicking through my pages. I believe it’s because their dynamic caching is faster than […]
The Ideal Swift Performance Settings With Cloudflare + StackPath CDN Setup Instructions (2019, Version 2.0.5)
Swift Performance is the new cache plugin on the block, which has been getting raving reviews in the WordPress Speed Up Facebook Group. I’ve been using WP Rocket and already had 100% GTmetrix scores with a 1s load time (hard to beat), but Swift gave me near identical results. I stuck with WP Rocket, but […]
The Ideal WP Fastest Cache Settings With Cloudflare + StackPath CDN Instructions (2020, Latest Version 1.5.6)
WP Fastest Cache is usually rated the #1 free cache plugin in Facebook polls. I was able to get .5s load times in Pingdom after configuring the WP Fastest Cache settings. They’re easy to setup and have options for both Cloudflare and StackPath’s CDN which can further improve grades/load times (I use both since more […]
The Ideal W3 Total Cache Settings With Cloudflare + StackPath CDN Setup Instructions (Updated 2019, V.0.9.7.4)
If you’re going the free route, W3 Total Cache is a solid cache plugin. I tested W3 Total Cache with Cloudflare and StackPath CDN (which integrate with W3 Total Cache) in conjunction with SiteGround hosting who was rated #1 in 20+ Facebook polls. This got me .5s GTmetrix load times – click through my pages […]
The Ideal WP Super Cache Settings With Cloudflare + StackPath CDN Setup Instructions (Updated 2019, V.1.6.5)
WP Super Cache is a solid cache plugin (if you’re going the free route). Otherwise WP Rocket was rated #1 in 7 Facebook polls and is what I use (I have a setup guide for WP Rocket as well). But WP Super Cache is still a great choice especially because… it’s free. I will show […]