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WordPress Caching: Best Caching Solution

I must admit that there was a time in my life that I enjoyed tweaking systems and “playing” around with different settings to see (a) what would happen and (b) how I could improve performance. Well, that time has pasted and I now simply want things to work out of the box with little to no tweaking. I simply don’t have the time, or inclination to participate in such behavior.

This is one reason I love Mac so much: the simplicity in design and interface. However, there are times when I do need to dive into the nuts and bolts of software. Specifically when it comes to programming (HTML, ActionScript, PHP, etc…). While I try to avoid it, it is inevitable when you host email, web, and other various servers. For instance, setting up WordPress on your own system is easy, thus I love it. However, out of the box there are a few plug-ins necessary to make the package complete.

One of the first plug-ins to install is a proper caching application. There are many out there, and it seems that WP Super Cache is popular, but personally I can’t stand it. First there are way too many options to play around with and learn. Second, it requires modifying the .htaccess file which I personally do not like to do unless absolutely necessary.

I have found the best combination comes from two different plug-ins, (1) DB Cache Reloaded and (2) Hyper Cache. Both applications are easy to install and simple to configure. In fact, little to no configuration is necessary to get them up and running.

In short, I have found the performance to be more than adequate, and definitely in the top three possible solutions for attaining the best speed.

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