Cache External Scripts vs Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score

Often when trying to optimize the Google Pagespeed score, there is one script which still causing the ‘Leverage browser caching’ rule popping up: Google’s own gtag.js and/or analytics.js file… With this plugin you will be able to cache this file on your local server and enable browser caching for longer than 2 hours. The plugin will check every day if there is a newer version of the file to keep the cache up to date.

Powered Cache is your comprehensive solution for enhancing WordPress site performance, ensuring a swift and seamless user experience. The Free version provides essential tools to boost your site’s speed while the Premium version unlocks a suite of advanced optimization features. Features ⚡️ Simple and easily configurable: Import and export settings effortlessly. Page Caching: Accelerate page loads, trusted by top-tier websites. Object Caching: Speed up dynamic pageviews. It supports Redis, Memcached, Memcache, and APCu. Page Cache Rule Management: Need advanced caching configurations? Got it covered under advanced options. Details File Optimization: Easily minify and combine CSS, JS files. Eliminate render-blocking resource problems easily. And more Database Optimization: Keep redundant data away from your database. Media Optimization: Enable Lazy Load, replace YouTube videos with thumbnails, control WordPress embeds, remove emoji scripts. Combine Google Fonts: Combine Google Fonts URLs into a single URL and optimize the font loading. Rewrite Support: Automatic .htaccess configuration for the ideal setup. The cached file can be served without executing PHP at all. Mobile Support: Separate cache file for mobile, in case want to use the separate theme for the mobile. Logged-in User Cache: If you have user-specific content or running a membership site, it creates cached results for the logged-in users. CDN Integration: Integrate your website with CDN; you just need to enter CNAME(s) and corresponding zones. Cache Preloading: Creating cached pages in advance. This feature will keep caching layer warm. Prefetched DNS: Resolve domain names before resources get requested. Reduce DNS lookup time. Gzip Support: Compress caching files with gzip. Built-in Extensions: Cloudflare, Heartbeat Multisite Support: You can activate network-wide or site basis. It’s compatible with domain mapping. Smart Cache Purging: Only purge the cache that is affected by the content changes. Compatible: Tested and compatible with popular plugins. Battle Tested: Trusted by enterprise-grade websites. Built-in Extensions Built-in extensions (aka add-ons) shipped with Powered Cache to provide more functionality. Cloudflare: Cloudflare compatibility and functionalities Free Heartbeat: Manage the frequency of the WordPress Heartbeat API. Free Varnish: Varnish cache purging Premium only Google Tracking: Powered Cache will host Google scripts on your server to help satisfy the PageSpeed recommendation. Premium only Facebook Tracking: Powered Cache will host Facebook scripts on your server to help satisfy the PageSpeed recommendation. Premium only Premium Features Explore the powerful capabilities offered by Powered Cache Premium: Critical CSS & Load CSS Asynchronously: Accelerate your page load times by prioritizing essential styles. Remove Unused CSS: Smartly scans your website to identify and eliminate unused CSS rules, optimizing performance. Automatic Image Dimension Assignment: Adds missing dimensions to images to improve layout stability and speed. Link Prefetching: Pre-fetches links to provide a smoother user experience. Image Optimizer: On the fly image compression, including AVIF/WebP format conversion, to enhance load speed. Sitemap Preloading: Automatically visits URLs listed in your sitemap to pre-generate cache, ensuring faster load times for your visitors. Scheduled Database Cleanups: Automates database optimization tasks to maintain peak performance. Varnish Extension: Enhance your site’s caching capabilities with Varnish support. Google & Facebook Tracking Extensions: Host external tracking scripts locally, with automatic updates when the external resource changes. WP-CLI Support: Command-line options available to streamline your workflow. Top-Notch Premium Support: Get high-quality support for any issues you might encounter. Ad-Free Plugin Interface: Enjoy an uncluttered, ad-free plugin admin page. By upgrading to Powered Cache Premium you also get access to one-on-one help from our knowledgeable support team and our extensive documentation site. Learn more about Powered Cache Premium Contributing & Bug Report Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on Github. Some of our features are premium only, please consider before sending PR. Documentation Documentation site: https://docs.poweredcache.com/ Developer Docs: https://poweredcache.github.io/docs/ (Hook reference)