Caching save dynamically generated HTML files and serve them much faster. WordPress Caching plugins are no different. They will bypass the necessity to reload all the PHP scripts, every time a page is requested. This in return helps the page to load much faster.
Today, we at Bevenny Creations decided to put together a list. This list will contain what we consider to be the best wordpress caching plugins. Using a caching plugin could also favor you in ranking high on search engines. Enough with the talking, and let’s give the ball on the way.
W3 Total Cache
W3 Total Cache is a free WordPress caching plugin designed to boost user experience and improve page loading time. By default, everything works out of the box, but you also get 16 pages of settings to give you complete control over all of its features and functionalities.
Notable features of the plugin include GZIP compression, concatenation of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, support for CDN and much more. You also get full access to every type of caching, including database caching, browser caching, object caching, page caching, and so on. Read More …
WP Super Cache
WP Super Cache is another free plugin you can get from the WordPress repository. The plugin can generate static HTML files out of your dynamic WordPress blog and then cache it. For speeding up the loading time of your site, the plugin can use the mod_rewrite function to deliver static pages, serve static pages using PHP, or even use a legacy caching mode which can cache pages for users when they log in.
Besides all this, the plugin also offers other features including page compression and dynamic caching, caching for visitors on a mobile device, a scheduler that manages re-caching or deletion at given intervals, CDN support and much more. Read More …
WP Rocket
WP Rocket is a premium WordPress caching plugin designed to make your site faster in the simplest way possible. The selling point of the plugin is that it’s super easy to use and comes with a lot of useful features that just work right out of the box.
In the huge array of features that the plugin brings to the table, a few of the highlighted ones include cache preloading, browser caching, HTML, CSS, JavaScript minification and concatenation, GZIP compression, and even lazy loading options. The plugin can also seamlessly integrate with CloudFlare. Read More …
WOT Cache
WOT Cache is designed to make your site load faster and to subsequently improve conversion rates, generate more traffic, and increase user engagement. The plugin does what is needed to make sure that everything is optimized and doesn’t hamper loading time.
It can cache your pages which itself will cause an improvement in loading speeds. On top of this, you will get features like browser caching, HTML JavaScript and CSS minification, GZIP compression, image optimization, lazy loading and much more. There even are options to remove render blocking CSS and JavaScript as well as query strings. Read More …
WP Fastest Cache
WP Fastest Cache is somewhat similar to WP Super Cache and generates static HTML files based on your dynamic WordPress install, also using the mod_rewrite function. However, in terms of being easy to use, WP Fastest Cache is probably number one. If you are new to WordPress or don’t want to spend too much time on the technical aspect of things, then this will be an excellent plugin for you.
Noteworthy features include minification, GZIP compression and browser caching. There is also an added ability to combine JavaScript and CSS files together to reduce requests from the server. Read More …
In Conclusion
We listed in this article, the top 5 WordPress caching plugins of which we consider to be the best. However, if we were to choose just one, it would have been WOT Cache. Please note that this is a premium plugin, so you would have to spent a little, but it would be a great investment.