Scott Kingsley Clark

Pods Alternative Cache provides optimal performance with Pods sites on hosts with no object caching or low limits. It was developed for and tested on the WPEngine platform to improve performance of cached objects generated from Pods, but it works on numerous other hosting providers.
Pods Alternative Cache is a great addition to a site already utilizing Object Caching, it further separates and allows Pods to utilize more consistent persistent caching without affecting other plugins and WordPress caching objects. Especially when utilizing larger configurations, this plugin improves performance by ensuring other necessary objects are not removed by the server to make room for Pods cached objects.
This plugin requires the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/" rel="ugc">Pods Framework</a> version 2.4 or later to run.
For more information on how to use this plugin, see <a href="https://pods.io/2014/04/16/introducing-pods-alternative-cache/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://pods.io/2014/04/16/introducing-pods-alternative-cache/</a>.
Also check out the FAQ below for more details on customizing the configuration through your wp-config.php file.
<h3>Contributors</h3>
Check out our GitHub for a list of contributors, or search our GitHub issues to see everyone involved in adding features, fixing bugs, or reporting issues/testing.
<a href="https://github.com/pods-framework/pods-alternative-cache/graphs/contributors" rel="nofollow ugc">github.com/pods-framework/pods-alternative-cache/graphs/contributors</a>

Pods Alternative Cache

A site we built was totally grinding to a halt on our BlueHost shared hosting account when we started getting traffic over a few hundred sessions. Other caching options weren't working and Pods Alt Cache did the trick! After setting up the cache parameters, it very quickly resolved the issue. Great file-based solution for server configurations that don't offer customized control over object/mem caching.



Fantastic!


PODS itself is great, this looks like crap, the only thing it seems to do is prevent proper editing of "POD Pages" as the template selection and other fields are gone!


Removes Pod Page Template Field!

Pods Alternative Cache is a file-based or database-based caching solution for hosts that have limitations on object caching.

LeanPlugins

This plugin requires you use WPengine.com hosting. This plugin is not developed, endorsed or supported by WPengine.com.
Lean WP Engine Staging Theme will change the color of your admin bar add striped bars at the top and bottom of the admin sidebar and add STAGING text to the admin bar when you are using your staging site on WPengine. This will help alert you visually that you are on the STAGING site. This is helpful if you have both the STAGING and Production sites open at the same time in different browsers or tabs.

Lean WP Engine Staging Theme

Requires you use WPengine.com hosting. Plugin will change your admin bars to visually alert you that you are on a WPengine staging site.

Pods Alternative Cache vs Lean WP Engine Staging Theme