{"id":856,"date":"2018-10-18T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2018-12-08T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T05:35:27","slug":"how-to-configure-wp-super-cache-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-configure-wp-super-cache-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure WP Super Cache Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you own a WordPress blog or website, you must consider using a caching plugin and speeding up your WordPress blog. Last day, we have shared <a title=\"How To Configure WP Fastest Cache Plugin\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-configure-wp-fastest-cache-plugin\/\">how can you configure WP Fastest Cache<\/a>. Another alternative is WP Super Cache. With over 1 million active installs, the plugin is being loved by so many users. In this post, we are going to show you how can you configure WP Super Cache WordPress plugin.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress speed really affects your SEO and ranking. Also\u00a0for making money using <a title=\"Google AdSense Approval Tricks\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/monetization\/google-adsense-approval-tricks\/\">Google AdSense<\/a>, speed matters. A speedy website will get a better ranking than the slower one. Web hosting also matters. 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.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">How To Configure WP Super Cache Plugin<\/h4>\n<p>First of all, install the <a title=\"WP Super Cache plugin\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-super-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WP Super Cache<\/a> plugin on your WordPress blog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"install wp super cache\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-super-cache.png\" alt=\"How To Configure WP Super Cache Plugin\" width=\"1366\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-super-cache.png 1366w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-super-cache-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-super-cache-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-wp-super-cache-1024x493.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After installing the plugin, you need to activate the plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-946\" title=\"activate wp super cache plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-super-cache-plugin.png\" alt=\"activate wordpress super cache\" width=\"1181\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-super-cache-plugin.png 1181w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-super-cache-plugin-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-super-cache-plugin-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-wp-super-cache-plugin-1024x497.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon activation, you can see the plugin&#8217;s settings under the settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-947\" title=\"wp super cache settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-settings.png\" alt=\"wordpress super cache plugin\" width=\"1026\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-settings.png 1026w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-settings-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-settings-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-settings-1024x617.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">General Settings<\/h4>\n<p>On the general settings, enable the caching and update the settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-948\" title=\"enable wp super cache\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-super-cache.png\" alt=\"enable caching by wp super cache\" width=\"1027\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-super-cache.png 1027w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-super-cache-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-super-cache-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enable-wp-super-cache-1024x559.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Advanced Settings<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-949\" title=\"wp super cache advanced settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advanced-settings.png\" alt=\"wordpress super cache advanced caching\" width=\"1025\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advanced-settings.png 1025w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advanced-settings-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advanced-settings-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advanced-settings-1024x619.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, don&#8217;t get confused. We are going to tell you which configuration works best for your WordPress blog.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caching &#8211; Enable.<\/li>\n<li>Caching Delivery Method &#8211; Simple.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t Cache for Known Users.<\/li>\n<li>Compress Pages.<\/li>\n<li>Cache Rebuild.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-950\" title=\"wp super cache advance settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advance-settings.png\" alt=\"wp super cache settings\" width=\"1136\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advance-settings.png 1136w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advance-settings-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advance-settings-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-advance-settings-1024x553.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enable mobile caching.<\/li>\n<li>Clear cache when publish or update posts.<\/li>\n<li>Extra homepage checks &#8211; Enabled.<\/li>\n<li>Refresh current page when comments made &#8211; Not necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Update the plugin settings with these options.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">CDN Settings<\/h4>\n<p>If you have 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>, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MaxCDN\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/maxcdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MaxCDN<\/a>\u00a0or <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"KeyCDN\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/keycdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KeyCDN<\/a>, you can configure it on the CDN settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-951\" title=\"wp super cache CDN settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-CDN-settings.png\" alt=\"cdn settings in wp super cache\" width=\"1028\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-CDN-settings.png 1028w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-CDN-settings-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-CDN-settings-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-CDN-settings-1024x573.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add your CNAMEs in the settings to improve your performance.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Contents<\/h4>\n<p>There is no configuration needed. You can clear the website cache from this option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-952\" title=\"wp super cache contents\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-contents.png\" alt=\"contents settings in wp super cache\" width=\"1115\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-contents.png 1115w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-contents-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-contents-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-contents-1024x522.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1115px) 100vw, 1115px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Preload<\/h4>\n<p>We highly recommend you enabling preload. It will improve your website ranking by caching your updated posts and serving them ultra fast to visitors and search engine bots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-953\" title=\"wp super cache preload\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-preload.png\" alt=\"preload settings in wp super cache plugin\" width=\"1029\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-preload.png 1029w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-preload-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-preload-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-preload-1024x573.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You are almost done. Let&#8217;s check the performance by using <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-954\" title=\"wp super cache tesst results\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-tesst-results.png\" alt=\"caching result of wp super cache\" width=\"1282\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-tesst-results.png 1282w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-tesst-results-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-tesst-results-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wp-super-cache-tesst-results-1024x483.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before we using the plugin, the load time was 3 second. After basic configuration, you can see that the performance got improved.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">WordPress Optimization Tricks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimize Images<\/li>\n<li>Use a CDN<\/li>\n<li>Use a caching plugin<\/li>\n<li>Avoid bulky plugins and themes etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These will help you to improve your website speed.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed the read and found this post useful. If you did, please consider sharing this post with your friends and fellow bloggers on social media. 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