WP Super Cache is a speed booster plugin that speed up your WordPress site to a great extent. It is the very popular and highly rated cache plugin in the WordPress repository. The reason for this is the settings of WP Super Cache.

Configuring WP Super Cache settings are very simple. It offers very simple settings with some checkbox options.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to setup the WP Super Cache settings.

Why the WP Super Cache Plugin is Necessary for WordPress

Caching plugin like WP Super Cache is very important for any WordPress site. It creates static HTML files of your site and serves these static HTML files to visitors instead of heavier WordPress PHP scripts. It reduces page load time and provides better user experience to visitors.

However, there are many caching plugins available for WordPress. But I recommend W3 Total Cache, WP Fastest Cache or WP Super Cache plugin. It makes your site blazing fast and both are free.

How to Configure WP Super Cache Plugin Settings

WP Super Cache settings are very easy. Here you need to select some checkboxes. So let’s start to configure WP Super Cache plugin…

First, install and activate the WP Super Cache plugin on your site.

Once activated, Click on Settings >> WP Super Cache. This will take you to the settings page of the plugin.

Here’s how to configure the WP Super Cache plugin settings…

Easy

Check Caching On and click on Update Status.

Advanced

I will use the Mod Rewrite rules (Expert) method for serving cache files to visitors. Just follow the screenshot below,

Once you’re done configuring the settings, click on the Update Status button. Now you have to update the code in your .htaccess file.

Just scroll the page and hit on the Update Mod Rewrite Rules button. It will automatically update the code in your .htaccess file.

Here is the option that I have checked in WP Super Cache configuration,

Enable Caching

Expert – Mod Rewrite Rules method

Don’t cache pages for known users. (Recommended)

Compress pages so they’re served more quickly to visitors. (Recommended)

Cache rebuild. Serve a SuperCache file to anonymous users while a new file is being generated. (Recommended)

304 Not Modified browser caching. Indicates when a page has not been modified since it was last requested. (Recommended)

Mobile device support. (External plugin or theme required. See the FAQ for further details.)

Extra homepage checks. (Very occasionally stops homepage caching) (Recommended)

Now navigate to Preload tab.

Preload

It will create super cache static files for unknown visitors or bots. This will help your Google ranking as they are using speed as a metric. follow the screenshot,

Now, again go to the Easy tab and click on the Test Cash button to check that it is serving cache files.

Congratulation! you have completed the WP Super Cache Settings.

Wrapping It Up

Here we learn how to set up the WP Super Cache plugin to improve performance, server load and loading time.

WP Super Cache creates static HTML files for your site and when visitors request for a page, it serves HTML files instead of heavier PHP files. As a result, it reduces page load time and provides better user experience to visitors.

Cache plugins are great to speed up a WordPress site, but hosting is also the # 1 factor. A Good hosting and best WordPress cache (WP Super Cache) plugin can take your site’s loading speed to the next level.

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