[Plugin: WP Super Cache] Super Cache on a quite static website

  • oakleaf

    (@oakleaf)


    17 years, 11 months ago

    Hello there 🙂

    I run a blog that has no comments, and very few dynamic content. In fact, the only thing that require a cached page to be updated and re-cached, is when I edit a post after it has already been posted.

    So here come my questions :

    — Is it possible for me to disable the classic wp-cache caching, so that only wp-super-cache manage the caching process ?

    — I noticed that wp-super-cache creates cached version of some date pages (ex: /2008/06/), but doesn’t serve them ! When I load these pages, I can see the wp-cache commentary at the bottom of the source. Is there a way to make Super Cache serve the category/tags & date pages, and update their cached version when a new post is published, or an old post is edited ?

    If some of you fine gentlemen have a response, I would be glad to hear it 🙂

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  • Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

    (@donncha)

    17 years, 11 months ago

    1. No, it’s not possible right now.

    2. Tag/category pages should be super cached too. Unfortunately they’re not updated when a new post is made. The best that could be done would be to clear the whole cache when a new post is done.

    Thread Starter oakleaf

    (@oakleaf)

    17 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you for this quick answer donncha.

    (1) is sad, but (2) really astonishes me. I mean, having category or tags pages that do not match your website content, that’s a very serious issue ! Also, your solution of clearing the whole cache each time I write a new post, this solution would be crazy, even if I managed to automate the process. Isn’t the idea of Super Cache to save ressources, instead of overcharging the server?

    I was finding this plugin pretty good, but now I’m considering deactivating it. That’s too bad because I really like the idea behind it.

    But again, thank you donncha 🙂

    Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

    (@donncha)

    17 years, 11 months ago

    You could set the cache expiry time to something small like 10 minutes. That would fix it. In theory it’s sort of easy to fix because wp-cache stores a lot of meta data that can be used to figure out what supercache files to delete but I haven’t got time to write that code. Feel free to contribute a patch however!

    How often do you post, compared to the number of visitors you get? Your server will be able to cope fine with a few minutes of regenerating pages.

    Thread Starter oakleaf

    (@oakleaf)

    17 years, 11 months ago

    You don’t have the time, but I don’t have the talent 🙁

    I understand what you are saying, but I don’t have the technical skills to patch such a complex plugin. I guess I’ll have to wait for someone else to fix it.

    Also, regenerating all the pages each time you modify one post, that seems to be a huge ressources waste.

    Anyway, thank you for the suggestion donncha, that would be a last-ditch (but working) solution 🙂

    tressin

    (@tressin)

    17 years, 11 months ago

    When you say patching the plugin, are you referring to the cache expiry time? It’s easy to set the expiry time, just go to WordPress Settings for WP Super Cache and change it there.

    Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

    (@donncha)

    17 years, 11 months ago

    tressin – no, patching the plugin to change it’s behaviour means modifying the code.

    oakleaf – don’t let that put you off. The plugin works perfectly ok for thousands of sites, so any delay in updating category or tag pages is really a minor issue.

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