Title: Object Cache
Last modified: February 10, 2021

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# Object Cache

 *  Resolved [saens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saens/)
 * (@saens)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-8/)
 * Hi,
    Great to see support (coming) for object caching. Does using this also mean
   redirections are pre-cached before any hits? TTL is derived from whatever the
   object cache is set to?
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-8/#post-14030241)
 * > Great to see support (coming) for object caching.
 * Support is already here.
 * > Does using this also mean redirections are pre-cached before any hits
 * No, like most caches it requires a request to be made.
 * > TTL is derived from whatever the object cache is set to?
 * The plugin uses whatever caching system is in use, I can’t comment on what the
   expiry may be.
 *  [roam92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roam92/)
 * (@roam92)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-8/#post-14192389)
 * Hi John,
 * I’m intrigued by the new Redirect Caching (beta) option to “enable caching of
   redirects via WordPress object cache which can improve performance.”
 * It says it “requires an object cache.” How do I know if I have this or not?
 * I know WordPress has a built-in object cache, WP_Object_Cache – but guessing 
   that’s not what it’s referring to here? W3 Total Cache offers a separate object
   cache, but I stopped using that years ago as the plugin was overly complex and
   my site is largely static, so a simpler page cache worked fine.
 * Will it do any harm to check the Redirection caching box if the necessary object
   cache isn’t in place? Does the plugin itself check (or fail gracefully) if that
   support is lacking?
 * Thanks very much!
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-8/#post-14193652)
 * [@roam92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roam92/) you will need plugin support.
   WordPress just caches to memory which is emptied on each request. You will need
   plugin support to store to a more permanent location.
 * Enabling it won’t have any effect unless the data is being stored somewhere.
 *  [roam92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roam92/)
 * (@roam92)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-8/#post-14195759)
 * Thank you John, that’s helpful. Can you give some examples of what plugins you
   might recommend or would be compatible to support Redirection caching?
 * My webhost offers Redis as an add-on, but for $100/month and not recommended 
   for more static sites like blogs. The aforementioned W3TC is also too much for
   most needs.
 * Are there any others you suggest, which might be more simple or inexpensive? 
   Otherwise I’m not sure how I can take advantage of this new feature.
 * Thanks again!
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-8/#post-14195808)
 * As far as Redirection is concerned it is just using the WordPress object cache
   functions and isn’t involved any further.
 * I used memcached during development as it was the simplest to set up, but otherwise
   I don’t have any recommendations, and it really comes down to what fits your 
   environment.

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