{"id":10700,"date":"2021-05-11T10:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10700"},"modified":"2021-05-11T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:45:41","slug":"how-to-setup-caching-for-a-wordpress-website-or-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-setup-caching-for-a-wordpress-website-or-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Setup Caching For A WordPress Website Or Blog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial presents information about setting up caching for a WordPress website through a popular and efficient WordPress plugin.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why should you enable caching for your WordPress website?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Caching speeds up your website\u2019s loading time. This is done by using the user\u2019s browser or device memory for saving elements of your web page so that when the page is accessed again, only the modified or dynamic content has to be downloaded. This reduces the amount of time required to load a web page to a great extent.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Which plugin can be used for browser caching?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can choose from several caching plugins provided by WordPress. It is important to choose a plugin that is compatible with the WordPress version you have or the plugin that has good reviews by the users.<\/p>\n<p>This tutorial explains the process of caching with the use of the W3 Total Cache plugin.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to set up caching with the use of the W3 Total Cache plugin?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to the WordPress admin account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/login-to-wordpress.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Plugins &gt;&gt; Add New<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/plugins-add-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter \u2018caching\u2019 in the search bar. This will display a list of caching plugins, if you want to select a different plugin from here, you can.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/caching.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1159\" height=\"595\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for W3 Total Cache and click on Install Now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/w3-total-cache-install-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1157\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the installation process is completed, click on \u2018Activate\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/activate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you activate the W3 Total Cache plugin, a new category \u2013 \u2018Performance\u2019 will be added to the left side menu of your dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/performance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"539\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to General Settings in the Performance menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/general-settings-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the General Settings, enable the \u2018Preview Mode\u2019 and click on \u2013 \u2018Save all settings. With the preview mode, you will be able to see the effects that the W3 Total Cache plugin has on your website before making the settings live. This enables you to test the settings to make sure that they are working in sync with the website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/preview-mode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scroll down to the \u2018Page Cache&#8217; section, click on \u2018Enable\u2019 and then click on \u2018Save Settings &amp; Purge Cache\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/page-cache.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"295\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now scroll up to the General section and click on \u2018Preview\u2019 and check if your website is functioning as expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/preview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1159\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you think that your website is not functioning properly, then go to the \u2018Page Cache\u2019 section, uncheck the Enable option and click on \u2018Save Settings &amp; Purge Cache\u2019. This will disable the page caching.<\/li>\n<li>If your website looks fine, then repeat the same process for the \u2018Database Cache\u2019 section and \u2018browser Cache\u2019 section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/database-cache.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1159\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/browser-cache.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1160\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Note that you need to enable these settings one at a time. Click on \u2018Save Changes &amp; Purge Cache\u2019 for both these options after checking the Enable box. Make sure to preview the changes before you move on to the next section.<\/li>\n<li>If any of the settings are affecting the functioning of your website, uncheck the enable box and click on \u2018Save Settings &amp; Purge Cache\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>When you have configured all the caching options and you have checked the preview of the website and if your website is working fine, then click on \u2018Save All Settings\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/save-all-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1161\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Caching is now successfully set up on your WordPress website or blog and your website will load faster on any browser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial presents information about setting up caching for a WordPress website through a popular and efficient WordPress plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2193,2194,78,86,439,178],"class_list":["post-10700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","placeholder-for-hentry","category-wordpress-faq","tag-w3-total-cache-plugin","tag-website-caching","tag-wordpress-2","tag-wordpress-blog","tag-wordpress-cms","tag-wordpress-website"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Setup Caching For A WordPress Website Or Blog? 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