Title: Preload cache Last modified: October 15, 2020 --- # Preload cache * Resolved [marcorroma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcorroma/) * (@marcorroma) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/) * Hi, when the preload cache is repeated, is the old cache previously generated cleared? Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Plugin Author [Emre Vona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emrevona/) * (@emrevona) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13544788) * you need to enable the “Restart After Completed” option. [https://www.wpfastestcache.com/features/restart-preload-after-completed/](https://www.wpfastestcache.com/features/restart-preload-after-completed/) * [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13549738) * The labeling and description of the preload options are confusing, at least to me. Here’s how I’m guessing it works. Please correct me where I’m wrong. * When you enable Preload, it starts creating cache files for all the checked post types, at the rate selected. * RESTART AFTER COMPLETED NOT SELECTED When it’s finished preloading, it checks every 5 minutes to see if the cache has been cleared. If so, preloading starts again. * WITH RESTART AFTER COMPLETED SELECTED I’m sorry, after reading the documentation on this option several times, I still don’t understand what it does. - This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/). - This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/). * Plugin Author [Emre Vona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emrevona/) * (@emrevona) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13554519) * > RESTART AFTER COMPLETED NOT SELECTED * When it’s finished preloading, the preload stops. * > WITH RESTART AFTER COMPLETED SELECTED * When it’s finished preloading, the preload starts again. * [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13554549) * So in the first case, if you clear the cache, preloading won’t start again? What does the 5 minutes refer to in * > The preload feature stars to work after delete cache. > When the Preload feature calls the urls, the cache of urls are created automatically. > When all the pages are cached, the preload stops working. When the cache is > clear, it starts working again. > The Preload runs every 5 minutes. * [https://www.wpfastestcache.com/features/preload-settings/](https://www.wpfastestcache.com/features/preload-settings/) * Plugin Author [Emre Vona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emrevona/) * (@emrevona) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13554553) * the preload starts after clearing cache automatically. it is not related to “ restart” option. * [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13554565) * Thanks. Sorry to be a pest, but could you clarify what happens every 5 minutes, mentioned in the quote above. “Preload runs every 5 minutes”, sounds like the cache gets replaced every 5 minutes, but that’s not what happens. * Plugin Author [Emre Vona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emrevona/) * (@emrevona) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13554579) * The preload feature creates a cache every 5 minutes. if the “restart” option is enabled, the preload feature creates cache and replaced with the old one. * [gerryg001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerryg001/) * (@gerryg001) * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13983421) * Just hitting the same questions. I think his answers mixed up the preload and restart aspects. * Jim, did you ever manage to figure this out? * [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13983447) * No, I could not really understand it or get it to behave as I expected. I switched to wp optimize. It is intuitive, well documented, and preloads completely and quickly. * [gerryg001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerryg001/) * (@gerryg001) * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13983478) * Thanks, Jim. I’ll give him one more try and see. * Do you recall if WP OPtimize will expire a cached url at the CDN when you do a post update? It’s not clear from their description. * [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * (@jwmc) * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13983524) * Yes, it does. [https://getwpo.com/faqs/#When-does-WP-Optimize-clear-the-page-cache-](https://getwpo.com/faqs/#When-does-WP-Optimize-clear-the-page-cache-) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘Preload cache’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-fastest-cache/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2064586) * [WP Fastest Cache - WordPress Cache Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fastest-cache/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fastest-cache/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fastest-cache/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fastest-cache/reviews/) * 11 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Jim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwmc/) * Last activity: [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-cache-5/#post-13983524) * Status: resolved