Title: wp-cache vs wp-super-cache
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp-cache vs wp-super-cache

 *  [Raghu77k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raghu77k/)
 * (@raghu77k)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cache-vs-wp-super-cache-1/)
 * What is the difference between wp-cache(?) and wp-super-cache(preload).

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cache-vs-wp-super-cache-1/#post-1600455)
 * Do you mean the ‘half on’ aspect of Super Cache?
 *  [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cache-vs-wp-super-cache-1/#post-1600506)
 * wp-cache uses php to serve cache files. wp-super-cache uses mod_rewrite rules
   which in extreme cases can serve a lot more files.
 * In normal usage there’s very little difference.

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 * Last reply from: [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
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