{"id":675,"date":"2018-10-18T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=675"},"modified":"2018-12-09T17:51:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T12:21:05","slug":"how-to-configure-wp-fastest-cache-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-configure-wp-fastest-cache-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure WP Fastest Cache Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a blogging for while or managing a website on WordPress, you know that a slight increase in website loading time will affect your overall revenue, sales, and ranking. In this post, we are going to show you how can you configure WP Fastest Cache plugin on your WordPress blog and improve your website caching and speed!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">What Makes Your Website So Slow?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Hosting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are so many WordPress hosting companies out there. Also, these days some folks have started local web hosting. We will not recommend them for you.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend you choosing <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Bluehost\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/bluehost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bluehost<\/a>, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Namecheap\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/namecheap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Namecheap<\/a>, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"GoDaddy\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/godaddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GoDaddy<\/a> for web hosting and domain registrations. Need more powerful managed WordPress hosting? Check out\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"WP Engine\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/wp-engine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WP Engine<\/a> and <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Kinsta\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/kinsta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kinsta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Configure WordPress in the proper way. An optimized configuration will help you to improve your website speed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choose any light-weight WordPress theme. In our website, we are using a custom child theme on top of the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Genesis Framework\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/genesis-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Genesis Framework<\/a>. We recommend you check out <a title=\"HappyThemes Review \u2013 Bonus Inside\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/reviews\/happythemes-review\/\">HappyThemes<\/a>, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MyThemeShop\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/mythemeshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MyThemeShop<\/a>, and <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"StudioPress\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/studiopress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">StudioPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more theme shops, check out our post about <a title=\"Best WordPress Theme Stores\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/showcase\/best-wordpress-theme-stores\/\">best WordPress theme shops in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Avoid bulky plugins. Choose plugins wisely. For the same purpose, there are <a title=\"Must-Have WordPress Plugins\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/showcase\/must-have-wordpress-plugins\/\">so many WordPress plugins<\/a> are available. Choose plugins based on their rating, reviews and etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compress the images before you uploading them to your blog. Optimized images will help you to save disk space, bandwidth and will serve faster to your website visitors.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">How To\u00a0Configure WP Fastest Cache Plugin<\/h4>\n<p>First of all, log in to your WordPress blog, go to add new plugins and install the WP Fastest cache plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-843\" title=\"install wp fastest cache plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-fastest-cache-plugin.png\" alt=\"installing wp fastest cache wordpress plugin\" width=\"1179\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-fastest-cache-plugin.png 1179w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-fastest-cache-plugin-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-fastest-cache-plugin-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-fastest-cache-plugin-1024x542.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After installing it, activate the plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-844\" title=\"activate wp fastest cache\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-fastest-cache.png\" alt=\"activate wp fastest cache wordpress plugin\" width=\"1176\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-fastest-cache.png 1176w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-fastest-cache-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-fastest-cache-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-fastest-cache-1024x500.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the left side, you can see the plugin settings. Go there for configuring the plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-845\" title=\"wp fastest cache settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-settings.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache settings\" width=\"1031\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-settings.png 1031w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-settings-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-settings-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-settings-1024x618.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">General Settings<\/h4>\n<p>Enable all the general plugin settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-846\" title=\"enable wp fastest cache general settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-fastest-cache-general-settings.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache settings\" width=\"1048\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-fastest-cache-general-settings.png 1048w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-fastest-cache-general-settings-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-fastest-cache-general-settings-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-fastest-cache-general-settings-1024x610.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caching system &#8211; Enabled.<\/li>\n<li>Widget caching is a premium feature.<\/li>\n<li>Preload &#8211; Most of us are using shared web hosting. If you are, set it 4. VPS users can set it 10 or 12 for better performance.<\/li>\n<li>Cached version for logged in users &#8211; Disable this feature.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile caching &#8211; Disabled.<\/li>\n<li>The mobile theme is a premium feature.<\/li>\n<li>New post &#8211; Clear your website cache when a post is published.<\/li>\n<li>Update post &#8211;\u00a0 Also clear cache.<\/li>\n<li>Minify HTML &#8211; Help you to reduce page size and improve speed.<\/li>\n<li>Minify CSS &#8211; Helping you to reduce the size of every stylesheet.<\/li>\n<li>Combine CSS &#8211; Combine all CSS files to reduce HTTP requests.<\/li>\n<li>Minify JS &#8211; A premium feature.<\/li>\n<li>Combine JS &#8211; Combines all JavaScript files, reducing HTTP requests.<\/li>\n<li>Gzip &#8211; Optimization. Must enable this option.<\/li>\n<li>Browser Caching &#8211; Must enable this. Repeated visitors will see your website faster than new visitors.<\/li>\n<li>Disable Emojis &#8211; Reduce HTTP requests, improve speed.<\/li>\n<li>Render Blocking JS &#8211; Premium feature. Help you to improve page load time.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Change The Font In Aspire Pro Theme\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/change-the-font-in-aspire-pro-theme\/\">Google Fonts<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 A premium feature for optimizing Google fonts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure that you have saved the settings.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Deleting Cache<\/h4>\n<p>If you saved or updated your plugin settings recently, you may want to consider deleting the cache and minified CSS, JS files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-847\" title=\"wp fastest cache delete cache\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-delete-cache.png\" alt=\"delete wp fastest cache\" width=\"1054\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-delete-cache.png 1054w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-delete-cache-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-delete-cache-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-delete-cache-1024x551.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Cache Timeout<\/h4>\n<p>By default, there will be no rules.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-848\" title=\"wp fastest cache timeout\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-timeout.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache timeout rule\" width=\"1055\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-timeout.png 1055w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-timeout-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-timeout-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-timeout-1024x552.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You need to create a rule. Choose your homepage and interval as once a day. Simply add a new rule there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849\" title=\"add new wp fastest cache rule\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/add-new-wp-fastest-cache-rule.png\" alt=\"all wp fastest cache timeout rules\" width=\"1063\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/add-new-wp-fastest-cache-rule.png 1063w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/add-new-wp-fastest-cache-rule-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/add-new-wp-fastest-cache-rule-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/add-new-wp-fastest-cache-rule-1024x550.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Image Optimization<\/h4>\n<p>Image optimization is a premium feature. It doesn&#8217;t come with the free version plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-850\" title=\"wp fastest cache image optimization\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-image-optimization.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache image compression\" width=\"909\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-image-optimization.png 909w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-image-optimization-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-image-optimization-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can use <a title=\"How To Use TinyPNG For Compressing Images Online\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-use-tinypng\/\">TinyPNG<\/a> for optimizing images like us. In our case, we are using <a title=\"ShortPixel WordPress Plugin Tutorial\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/shortpixel-wordpress-plugin-tutorial\/\">ShortPixel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Exclude<\/h4>\n<p>If you are running an eCommerce website on WordPress, you need to exclude your checkout page from being cached. From this settings page, you will be able to do it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-851\" title=\"wp fastest cach exclude\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cach-exclude.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache exclude caching pages\" width=\"1067\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cach-exclude.png 1067w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cach-exclude-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cach-exclude-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cach-exclude-1024x591.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">CDN<\/h4>\n<p>If you are using any CDN like <a title=\"How To Setup Cloudflare CDN on WordPress\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-setup-cloudflare-cdn-on-wordpress\/\">Cloudflare<\/a>, you can integrate with your caching plugin. It will help you to load your website faster than previous.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-852\" title=\"wp fastest cache CDN settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-CDN-settings.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache cdn settings\" width=\"1072\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-CDN-settings.png 1072w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-CDN-settings-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-CDN-settings-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-CDN-settings-1024x544.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All you need is the registered email address and an API key. You can also integrate with CDNs like <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MaxCDN\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/maxcdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MaxCDN<\/a> and <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"KeyCDN\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/keycdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KeyCDN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">DB Optimization<\/h4>\n<p>It is not available for the free version theme. It comes with only premium version plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-853\" title=\"wp fastest cache db settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-db-settings.png\" alt=\"wp fastest cache plugin DB optimization\" width=\"1068\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-db-settings.png 1068w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-db-settings-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-db-settings-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-fastest-cache-db-settings-1024x531.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alternately, you can use plugins like WP-Optimize for optimizing your database.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Final Results<\/h4>\n<p>After configuring these settings, we have run a test on the <a title=\"Pingdom Tool \u2013 Check Your Website Speed Now!\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/pingdom-tool\/\">Pingdom Tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-854\" title=\"WP fastest cache result\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WP-fastest-cache-result.png\" alt=\"Wp fastest cache plugin configuration\" width=\"1267\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WP-fastest-cache-result.png 1267w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WP-fastest-cache-result-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WP-fastest-cache-result-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WP-fastest-cache-result-1024x482.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1267px) 100vw, 1267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the above picture, you can see that our overall performance got improved and optimized. If you are running on the free version plugin, consider an image optimization plugin and database optimization plugin. These options will give you a more improved score.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you found this tutorial helpful and enjoyed the read. If you did, please consider sharing this post with your friends and fellow bloggers. From <a title=\"AWPGuide Blog\" href=\"\/blog\">our blog section<\/a>, you can get more related posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a blogging for while or managing a website on WordPress, you know that a slight increase in &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"How To Configure WP Fastest Cache Plugin\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-configure-wp-fastest-cache-plugin\/#more-675\" aria-label=\"Read more about How To Configure WP Fastest Cache Plugin\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}