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Configuring W3 Total Cache, W3TC, for Optimum Performance with Disk Cache for Shared Hosting – Optimizing WordPress

WordPress LogoIn this article I will be explaining how to configure W3 Total Cache, hereafter referred to as ‘W3TC’, to cache your site and to serve that cache statically via mod_rewrite for maximum performance.

You will need to install W3TC via your “wp-admin” -> “Plugins” -> “Add New” if it is not already installed.  One the installation is complete you will want to activate the plugin.  Once activated you can click on “Performance” in the left navigation of your “wp-admin”.  This will drop you at a dashboard where W3TC is trying to sell all kinds of upgrades.  I will not be discussing those upgrades in this article.

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Configuring WP Super Cache for Optimum Performance – Optimizing WordPress

WordPress LogoIn this article I will explain how to optimize your WordPress Super Cache to use mod_rewrite to serve your cache files fast and efficiently.  The installation defaults are not ideal and will only help with the most resource-intensive sites.  When optimized properly WP Super Cache can greatly increase visitor concurrency as well as reduce your bounce rate.

We have users running WordPress on shared hosting and getting anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 unique visitors per day without issues while we have other customers that seem to struggle to handle more than a few concurrent users at once – both on the same type of plan!  The difference between the two comes down to optimization.

One of the most important things you can do to increase the performance and reduce the resource usage of WordPress is to install and properly configure a caching plugin.  The plugins we see most often are WP Super Cache ans W3 Total Cache.  In this article I’m going to be discussing WP Super Cache.

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Willing to put in some time to get free hosting?

I’m not afraid to admit that I often have a hard time finding topics to write about and that more often than not I tend to rant and rave than write anything really useful.  We’re really looking forward to adding some useful content to our new MDDHosting Blog and, as such, if you feel you have a solid article you’d like to provide for our blog we’ll be more than happy to compensate you with an account credit or some free hosting.  How much credit or hosting depends entirely on the topic of the post and how in-depth it is however we’ll work those details out with you before ever putting the post up.

Should you decide to try and take this on, simply submit a comment to this post (providing your real email address) and we’ll get in contact with you directly.  Oh… In case you were wondering, we will definitely give you credit and will be more than happy to link to your site if you wish, just let us know!