{"id":18704,"date":"2020-02-25T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T21:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?page_id=18704"},"modified":"2024-12-05T09:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:42:32","slug":"w3-total-cache","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/w3-total-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"W3 Total Cache"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite landing-first-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-7\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-md-offset-1 col-lg-4\">\n<div id=\"inner-rd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 col-lg-7\">\n<h1 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\" id=\"w3-total-cache\">W3 Total Cache<\/h1>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>W3 Total Cache is a feature rich WordPress caching plugin that provides the tools needed for optimizing your WordPress website.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the plethora of options that are provided, it may not be immediately obvious how you should configure W3 Total Cache for your site. In this guide, we will review the features and provide some suggestions on how each mechanism might be used to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/speed-up-wordpress-websites\/\">speed up WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a moment, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/w3-total-cache\/feedback\/\">complete our customer survey.<\/a> Your feedback helps us improve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mod-space-1x\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-md-offset-1 col-lg-4\">\n<div class=\"plugin-sidebar inner-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"mod-space-1x\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo.png\" alt=\"W3 Total Cache Logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-610x406.png 610w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-550x366.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-270x180.png 270w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/w3-total-cache-logo-750x500.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mod-space-1x\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"getting-started-with-w3-total-cache\">Getting Started with W3 Total Cache<\/h2>\n<p>W3 Total Cache is the complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/w3-total-cache\/\">WordPress Caching Plugin<\/a> that can improve your website speed. From beginner to advanced users, W3TC has the features you need. In the following guides, we will share some information to help get you up and running, and begin on your journey of improving your WordPress website performance and speed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/installing-w3-total-cache-on-your-wordpress-website\/\">Installing W3 Total Cache on Your WordPress Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/achieve-ultimate-wordpress-performance-with-w3-total-cache-pro\/\">What Features Come With W3 Total Cache Pro?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/setup-guide-wizard\/\">How to Use the W3 Total Cache Setup Guide Wizard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/what-is-web-performance-optimization-what-you-need-to-know\/\">What is Web Performance Optimization, and Why Do I Need It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/how-to-improve-core-web-vitals\/\">What Are Core Web Vitals And How to Improve Core Web Vitals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/w3-total-cache-billing-faq\/\">W3 Total Cache Billing FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-w3-total-cache-for-wordpress-with-shared-hosting\/\">Configuring W3 Total Cache for WordPress with Shared Hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-w3-total-cache-for-wordpress-with-vps-or-dedicated-hosting\/\">Configuring W3 Total Cache for WordPress with VPS or Dedicated Hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-configure-avada-and-w3-total-cache\/\">Configuring W3 Total Cache with Avada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/divi-w3-total-cache-guide\/\">Configuring W3 Total Cache with Divi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/openlitespeed-setup\/\">How to set up OpenLiteSpeed and W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/wpml\/\">How to Use WPML with W3 Total Cache Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"the-dashboard\">The Dashboard<\/h2>\n<p>The Dashboard for W3 Total Cache contains your at a glance view for all things W3TC. Here you can purge or empty your caches, find your Statistics (Pro), Google PageSpeed Insights Report as well as links to our Pro Support, Premium Services, blog, changelog articles and the WordPress Support Forums to follow the discussion on current topics about W3 Total Cache.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/safely-test-cache-configuration-settings-using-preview-mode\/\">Safely Test Cache Configuration Settings Using Preview Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/perform-a-w3-total-cache-compatibility-check-for-wordpress\/\">Perform a WordPress Compatibility Check with W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/w3-total-cache-general-settings\/\">W3 Total Cache General Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-enable-the-google-pagespeed-dashboard-widget-in-w3-total-cache\/\">Enable the Google PageSpeed Insights Widget in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/w3-total-cache-support-options-and-premium-services\/\">W3 Total Cache Support Options and Premium Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/google-pagespeed-tool\/\">Google PageSpeed User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/reduce-initial-server-response-time\/\">Reduce Initial Server Response Time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"page-cache\">Page Cache<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Page Caching is a powerful optimization that reduces the response time of your site by storing the web pages that are generated. Future users will be served the stored copy of the web page rather than having each page re-generated for them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/page-caching\/\">W3 Total Cache &ndash; Page Caching Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-implement-page-fragment-caching-exception-in-w3-total-cache\/\">How to Implement Page Fragment Caching Exception in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/w3-total-cache-page-caching-faq\/\">W3 Total Cache Page Caching FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/rest-api\/\">How to Cache REST API responses with W3 Total Cache Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/schedule-cache-purges\/\">Scheduling Purges of Caches via WP-Cron<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/alwayscached-extension\/\">How to Use W3 Total Cache Pro Always Cached Feature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-page-caching-in-w3-total-cache-for-shared-hosting\/\">Configuring Page Caching in W3 Total Cache for Shared Hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-page-caching-in-w3-total-cache-for-vps-or-dedicated-hosting\/\">Configuring Page Caching in W3 Total Cache for VPS or Dedicated Server Hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-page-caching-in-w3-total-cache-for-multiple-servers\/\">Configuring Page Caching in W3 Total Cache for Multiple Servers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"minify\">Minify<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Minification refers to removing non-vital content from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript so that it will be semantically correct, but smaller in size. Because these assets are smaller, this means that less information needs to be transferred for your site to function.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">When minifying assets, this consumes resources such as CPU and Memory, and may increase the time required to respond to HTTP requests for the minified content. Because of this, Minification should always be used with properly configured caching. In environments with limited resources, minification may have an adverse impact on general performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/choosing-a-minification-method-for-w3-total-cache\/\">Choosing a Minification Method for W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/html-minify-or-tidy\/\">How to Minify HTML in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/w3-total-cache-minify-faq\/\">W3 Total Cache Minify FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/minify-cache\/\">Minify Cache Settings Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-use-manual-minify-for-css-and-js\/\">How to Use Manual Minify for CSS and JS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/render-blocking-css\/\">Eliminate Render-Blocking CSS with W3 Total Cache Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"opcode-cache\">Opcode Cache<\/h2>\n<p>Opcode Caching improves PHP performance by storing precompiled script bytecode in shared memory, thereby removing the need for PHP to load and parse scripts on each request. It is always a good idea to have Opcode Caching enabled as this functionality cannot be disabled, though when enabled it will report the actual state and (in the Pro version) statistics.<\/p>\n<p>In production environments, you may have slightly better performance by disabling the &ldquo;Validate timestamps&rdquo; option under General Settings &gt; Opcode Cache.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">When this option is disabled, cached files will not be recompiled on PHP file updates, such as when the file modification time changes, and will only be recompiled on PHP restart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/choosing-an-opcode-caching-method-with-w3-total-cache\/\">Choosing an Opcode Caching Method with W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"database-cache\">Database Cache<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">While Object Caching will store executed PHP which may or may not contain information retrieved from your database, it may not cache the majority of calls to your database. If after enabling Object Caching you have many database queries being performed, it&rsquo;s time to cache the database queries themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Database Caching assists with freeing up MySQL server resources taken by serving repeated queries returning the same data each time, so that it has more power to handle real dynamic data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/choosing-a-database-caching-method-in-w3-total-cache\/\">Choosing a Database Caching Method in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/database-caching\/\">How to Setup Database Caching With W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"object-cache\">Object Cache<\/h2>\n<p>While Page Caching can greatly help to reduce the response time of a site through caching static pages, there are still many non-cached requests for Objects. Object Caching will further improve performance by caching these Objects.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of an Object Cache is that the WordPress Core, themes, and plugins may store some data that is frequently accessed and rarely changed in an object store. This is so these objects will not have to be retrieved and processed on each request. Ultimately, Object Caching will reduce the total number of database queries required for each page, and because the CPU does not have to rebuild these blocks of data your response time will decrease.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/what-is-object-caching\/\">What is Object Caching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-object-caching-methods-in-w3-total-cache\/\">Configuring Object Caching Methods in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/w3-total-cache-object-cache-settings-guide\/\">W3 Total Cache Object Cache Settings Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"browser-cache\">Browser Cache<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Browser Caching is extremely important for improving site performance, and it is recommended that you enable it in nearly all situations. Browsers are already parsing HTTP headers, so we can add some information to these headers that declare how long the assets should be held on to, or if the browser should download a newer copy.<\/p>\n<p>When users visit your site, their browser will examine the HTTP headers being passed to determine if it should store a local copy of the assets. Not only will your site load faster for users since they are loading local copies of your stylesheets, javascript, images, fonts, and etc, but these assets will not have to be served from your hosting plan when a user navigates through your site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-browser-caching-in-w3-total-cache\/\">Configuring Browser Caching in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/understanding-header-configuration-in-w3-total-cache\/\">Understanding Header Configuration in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/what-is-gzip-compression-and-how-do-i-enable-it\/\">What is Gzip Compression and How Do I Enable it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/what-is-brotli-compression-and-why-do-i-need-it\/\">What is Brotli Compression and Why Do I Need it?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"content-delivery-network-cdn\">Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/h2>\n<p>When your website has noticeable traffic and contains a lot of images, having a Content Delivery Network, or CDN is a great way to lower your web server resource utilization (it will handle only your HTML content), speed up loading times because assets will load faster, and even decrease your monthly web hosting bills.<\/p>\n<p>W3 Total Cache Pro allows you configure your CDN for Full Site Delivery to deliver cached versions of your sites assets, giving you huge performance gains when configured properly. This makes W3 Total Cache one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/5-best-wordpress-cache-plugins\/\">best WordPress cache plugins<\/a> available today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/full-site-delivery\/\">How to Setup Full Site Delivery CDN with W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/bunny-cdn-setup\/\">How to Set Up Object Caching and Full Site Delivery with Bunny CDN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/full-site-delivery-fds\/\">Enhancing WordPress Performance with Full Site Delivery (FSD)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-configure-cloudflare-in-wordpress-with-w3-total-cache\/\">How to Configure Cloudflare in WordPress with W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-w3-total-cache-with-stackpath-for-cdn-objects\/\">Configuring W3 Total Cache with Stackpath for CDN &ndash; Objects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"user-experience\">User Experience<\/h2>\n<p>Lazy Loading in WordPress with W3 Total Cache allows you to defer the initialization of images until they are needed, allowing your page to load much faster than normal. When loading the elements of a page that are needed to display, typically images and video have significant payloads. Instead of loading on initial request, these non-critical resources are loaded when needed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-lazy-loading-for-your-wordpress-website-with-w3-total-cache\/\">Configuring Lazy Loading with W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Better with Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/image-service\/\">W3 Total Cache WebP Image Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/lazy-load-google-maps\/\">Lazy Load Google Maps with W3 Total Cache Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-configuration-in-w3-total-cache\/\">AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) Configuration in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/remove-cssjs\/\">How to Use W3 Total Cache Pro Remove CSS\/JS Feature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/delay-scripts-tool\/\">How to Use W3 Total Cache Pro Delay Scripts Feature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/preload-requests\/\">How to Use W3 Total Cache Pro Preload Requests Feature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"statistics\">Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>W3 Total Cache provides Pro Users with detailed information about your site&rsquo;s performance. Statistics allow you to visualize your performance over time with graphs, and examine the overall performance of caching method backends. Using these reports, you can fine tune your WordPress website&rsquo;s performance like never before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/configuring-w3-total-cache-statistics-to-give-detailed-information-about-your-cache\/\">Configuring W3 Total Cache Statistics to Give Detailed Information About Your Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"fragment-cache\">Fragment Cache<\/h2>\n<p>Fragment Caching allows breaking objects into multiple pieces that may be cached and generated with more granularity than Object Caching alone. Instead of caching an entire Object and rebuilding the entire object when a portion of it updates, you can break the object into multiple fragments. This is most helpful when you have many pages with similar content that is a mix of static, dynamic, and live data that require different caching contexts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/what-is-fragment-caching-and-why-do-i-need-it\/\">What is Fragment Caching and Why Do I Need it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-use-fragment-caching-with-w3-total-cache\/\">How to Use Fragment Caching with W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/choosing-a-fragment-caching-method-for-w3-total-cache\/\">Choosing a Fragment Caching Method for W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"debugging\">Debugging<\/h2>\n<p>W3 Total Cache has a debug system that will append HTML comments to your page&rsquo;s source code allowing you to track down issues with your configuration. This mode is to be used sparingly, as performance will be degraded due to the demand it puts on your server to populate the additional information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/purge-cache-log\/\">How to use the Purge Cache Log in W3 Total Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/how-to-enable-w3-total-cache-debug-to-troubleshoot-your-configuration\/\">How to Enable W3 Total Cache Debug to Troubleshoot Your Configuration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section background-infinite\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row boldgrid-wp\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 id=\"google-pagespeed-tests\">Google PageSpeed Tests<\/h2>\n<p>Read case studies about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/how-to-improve-core-web-vitals\/\">improve Core Web Vitals<\/a> scores with W3 Total Cache using before and after website examples.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"orange\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/remove-scripts\/\">Remove Scripts &ndash; Google PageSpeed Experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Better with Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/webp\/\">WebP &ndash; Google PageSpeed Experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/eliminate-render-blocking-css\/\">Eliminate Render Blocking CSS &ndash; Google PageSpeed Experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/lazy-load-maps\/\">Lazy Load Google Maps &ndash; Google Page Speed Test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/delay-scripts-test\/\">Delay Scripts &ndash; Google PageSpeed Experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/rest-api-testing\/\">REST API Caching &ndash; Google PageSpeed Experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"label label-success\">Pro<\/span> <a href=\"\/support\/w3-total-cache\/pagespeed-tests\/fsd-full-site-delivery\/\">Full Site Delivery &ndash; Google Page Speed Test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W3 Total Cache W3 Total Cache is a feature rich WordPress caching plugin that provides the tools needed for optimizing your WordPress website. 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