Question
WP Supercache or Redis
- Posted on December 13, 2018
- Ubuntu 18.04RedisWordPress
Asked by Albert Ramsbottom
Hi
I have been having issue with my installed WP Supercache plugin. As you know it requires quite a lot on config in wpconfig file and in .htaccess and over the years some parts of it configuration has been deleted etc.
So I have completely uninstalled it and was going to reinstall to ensure it is all working. However, this has made me think that I would rather not have bloated plugin installed and would it be better if I had something like Redis?
If do use Redis, is there a way of not using a plugin? Or maybe just a simple one?
Will it be as good?
Any advice
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Hey friend,
Great question. You would still need a plugin to truly benefit from that setup. This is one example:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/redis-cache/
Jarland
Well I have gone for a local Redis cache server to start with. maybe a little slower but it is caching like madness so I will see
Heya,
For Redis will always come on top if you rely on a solid long term solution for a crucial website. WP Super Cache is great when it comes to small projects where you do not want to spend hours in optimisation and you’re happy with the general performance, not looking for every last bit of enhancing the load times. In the end WP SC it’s a plugin that requires configuration and may not handle dynamic content as effectively.
Redis stores database query results in memory, which dramatically speeds up the delivery of dynamic content. It can also handle session data, transients, and object cache for WordPress, improving overall performance.
If you are comfortable managing server-side technologies, Redis is a powerful caching solution that can outperform WP Super Cache