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<p><strong>Rapid Cache</strong> is a fork of <em>Comet Cache</em> that focuses on new features, stability and simplicity.</p>
<p>If you care about the speed of your site, Rapid Cache is one of those plugins that you absolutely MUST have installed! 🤓</p>
<p>Rapid Cache takes a real-time snapshot (building a cache) of every Page, Post, Category, Link, etc. These snapshots are then stored (cached) intuitively, so they can be referenced later, in order to save all of that processing time that has been dragging your site down and costing you money.</p>
<p>The plugin uses configuration options that you select from the options panel. See: <strong>Rapid Cache -› Options</strong> in your Dashboard. Once a file has been cached, Rapid Cache uses advanced techniques that allow it to recognize when it should and should not serve a cached version of the file.</p>
<p>By default, Rapid Cache does not serve cached pages to users who are logged in, or to users who have left comments recently. Rapid Cache also excludes administrative pages, login pages, POST/PUT/DELETE/GET(w/ query string) requests and/or CLI processes.</p>
<p>If you need more details, check our <a href="https://github.com/megaoptim/rapid-cache/wiki/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wiki</a></p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>SIMPLE and well-documented (just enable and you’re all set).</li>
<li>Options to control the automatic cache clearing behavior for Home and Posts Page, Author Page, Category, Tag, and Custom Term Archives, Custom Post Type Archives, RSS/RDF/ATOM Feeds, and XML Sitemaps.</li>
<li>URI exclusion patterns (now supporting wildcards too).</li>
<li>User-Agent exclusion patterns (now supporting wildcards too).</li>
<li>HTTP referrer exclusion patterns (now supporting wildcards too).</li>
<li>The ability to set an automatic expiration time for cache files.</li>
<li>Client-Side Caching (to allow double-caching in the client browser).</li>
<li>Caching for 404 requests to reduce the impact of those on the server.</li>
<li>Feed Caching (RSS, RDF, and Atom Feed caching).</li>
<li>Cache or ignore URLs that contain query strings (GET Requests).</li>
<li>Apache Optimizations to enable GZIP Compression.</li>
<li>WP-CLI Compatibility.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/megaoptim/rapid-cache/wiki/Developer-Hooks" rel="nofollow ugc">Actions/filters</a> and <a href="https://github.com/megaoptim/rapid-cache/wiki/Clearing-the-Cache-Dynamically" rel="nofollow ugc">PHP API</a> for developers</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<p>In addition to the <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/" rel="ugc">WordPress Requirements</a>, Rapid Cache requires the following minimum versions:</p>
<ul>
<li>At least PHP 5.4 (we recommend PHP 7.2+)</li>
<li>Web server (Apache, NGINX, Litespeed, other)</li>
</ul>
<h4>License</h4>
<p>Copyright © 2020 <a href="https://megaoptim.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">MegaOptim</a><br />
Copyright © 2016 WebSharks, Inc (coded in the USA)</p>
<p>Released under the terms of the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GNU General Public License</a>.</p>


Rapid Cache

Disclaimer: I have a lifetime licence of Comet Cache, which actually when I bought the license it was called Zen Cache, or the name before that... So Comet Cache Pro out of the box, with very little fiddling makes my sites running on crappy Godaddy shared hosting from loading in 2-3 seconds time, to load almost instantly, to the point that people ask me if I'm using a VPS or a dedicated server... The only drawback that it has (and I tried this just once many years ago), the caching did not work on my WAMP localserver running on a Win. 7 Pro machine.

After downloading and installing Rapid Cache on the same localhost today, I was pleasantly surprised that it works on my localserver, not that I need to have such a plugin in this environment, but it will be good for testing, benchmarking, etc... Before this plugin was activated, my pageloads were 0.6 - 0.7 seconds, with a visible tiny "pause" between page loads. Once I activated and turned the caching on in this plugin, and without making ANY configuration changes, the page loads are almost instantaneous, with no more visible lagging. 

I did not do any live testing on a really slow server yet, but if the results are similar to my Comet Cache Pro plugin, this plugin would speed up any site that normally would load under 2-3 seconds to almost no lag time... hence my 5 star rating.

I don't really need this plugin, but it's REALLY nice to have an excellent replacement in case Comet Cache Pro goes away, or stops working for one reason or another...

The only thing missing from this plugin that exists in the Comet Cache plugin (that I can see right away), is the ability to import/export the settings. In my case, because I don't mess with too many of the settings, it's not the end of the world. In the past I have played with other cache plugin, that one will need a doctorate degree and 2 weeks of playing around just to make it sort of work - not the case here...

This is my honest review of the Rapid Cache plugin after using it for about 10 minutes or so !

Thank you.   

Good out of the box.

Rapid Cache is advanced WordPress caching plugin inspired by simplicity that will make your site blazing fast!

Anton Aleksandrov

<p>This plugin empowers you to thoroughly evaluate your WordPress hosting server’s performance with detailed, objective metrics. Simple and free to use – our mission is to help regular WordPress users determine if they’re actually getting the hosting quality they’ve paid for.</p>
<h3>Comprehensive Testing Suite</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>CPU & Processing Power:</strong> Tests both raw processing speed and WordPress-specific functions</li>
<li><strong>Memory Usage & Efficiency:</strong> Evaluates how effectively your server handles memory-intensive operations</li>
<li><strong>Filesystem Performance:</strong> Measures file read/write capabilities critical for WordPress</li>
<li><strong>Database Operations:</strong> Tests query execution speed and complex joins</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Object Cache:</strong> Evaluates persistent cache performance</li>
<li><strong>Network Speed:</strong> Measures connection responsiveness</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scheduled Benchmarking:</strong> Automatically run tests at regular intervals to monitor your hosting performance over time and identify patterns or degradation</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Core Function Tests:</strong> Specifically tests WordPress operations like shortcode processing, hook execution, and transient handling</li>
<li><strong>Comparative Analysis:</strong> See how your hosting stacks up against others with similar configurations</li>
<li><strong>Performance Scoring:</strong> Get an objective rating that helps you understand your server’s capabilities</li>
</ul>
<h3>Easy to Use</h3>
<p>No technical expertise or additional software required! All tests run directly within WordPress, using your existing PHP installation. Simply install the plugin, click to run benchmarks, and get detailed results you can understand.</p>
<h3>Make Informed Decisions</h3>
<p>Whether you’re troubleshooting slow site performance, evaluating a new hosting provider, or simply curious about your current hosting quality, this tool provides the concrete data you need to make smart decisions about your WordPress hosting.<br />
Don’t settle for underwhelming hosting performance. Use WordPress Hosting Benchmark Tool today to discover exactly what you’re getting from your hosting provider.</p>


Hosting Benchmark tool

Excellent

Highly recommend this plugin to get a high level overview of how your WordPress website is working and how good is your web hosting server. It does exactly what it says on the tin without additional bloat. 

The generated results page is an added bonus to be able to share to clients.

Great Plugin / Highly recommended

Great plugin

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