APC Object Cache vs Klix Image DimSum — WordPress

APC Object Cache Backend vs Klix Image DimSum

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APC Object Cache Backend

5.0·14reviews·10+installs

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Description	649 / 5000 chars13% used	2992 / 5000 chars60% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Mark Jaquith	adrianboston
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Feature comparison between APC Object Cache Backend and Klix Image DimSum
Metric	APC Object Cache Backend	Klix Image DimSum
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	1.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 14	1
Active installs	10+	10+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

APC Object Cache Backend

APC Object Cache provides a persistent memory-based backend for the WordPress object cache. APC must be available on your PHP install. An object cache is a place for WordPress and WordPress extensions to store the results of complex operations. On subsequent loads, this data can be fetched from the cache, which will be must faster than dynamically generating it on every page load. The APC Object Cache backend is also compatible with Batcache, the powerful full page caching engine that runs on WordPress.com Be sure to read the installation instructions, as this is not a traditional plugin, and needs to be installed in a specific location.

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Klix Image DimSum

Addicted to speed. Heck, who isn’t. Squeeze out better performance with little effort. And get a shot at a higher Google ranking. Search engines, notably Google introduced speed in their ranking algorithm a few years ago. Yet, the average site runs above 10 seconds to the user. Big guns like Facebook, Twitter and Google deliver their site in under 2 seconds to the user. Yours should shoot for the same performance. A lot of sites suffer in speed tests because large images really slows down the delivery of a website. Specifically, many sites serve huge images when they’re viewed as tiny thumbnails by the user. Caching can significantly speed up WP, but if you’re delivering elephants then caching elephants can only do so much. DimSum turns those big elephant images into ones that are small and quality-controlled. And it does so in real-time. This plugin resizes all blog images (home, post and pages) to their tagged width and height, and changes the compression for a perfect balance between quality and speed as seen fit by you, the site owner. It makes elephants into bite-sized dimsum whenever possible. Results include not only increased performance but also increased site aesthetics and ease of use. A) Performance issues include faster page delivery. Speed increases range from minor to significant, depending on the mis-matching of underlying file to that image seen by the user in the browser. It’s particularly useful for front pages that don’t use official thumbnail features but embed smaller representations of larger images. Optimizing large content is often the best way of increasing page delivery. As a corollary, DimSum decreases bandwidth usage which is important for (cloud) users who pay per usage. B) Ease of use improvements are significant. Use an image without regard for its size. Which means no endless sizing in Photoshop or GIMP. One image is resized to perfectly suit each different page use in real-time. Moreso, don’t rely on the few thumbnail sizes given to you by your theme. Generate any size you want without disturbing your site delivery time. Save in the highest quality in Photoshop/Gimp. Upload and then downgrade in DimSum until a perfect tradeoff between quality and size is found. And, in WordPress, select the perfect size to match your content, using the 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% … scaling in the post area. Finally, within seconds crank up or down the compression quality setting to suit the number of visitors (and thus server load) your site receives to better address your customer’s needs — until you upgrade to a faster server. Because one drowned server can ruin your day. C) In the aesthetic department, images are not stretched out beyond their viewable resolution. In fact, images are perfect WYSIWYG between image on the filesystem and image in the browser, in terms of resolution and size. Nevertheless, nothing can increase quality beyond that found in the original file, so use the highest quality in the first upload.

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Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, APC Object Cache Backend or Klix Image DimSum?

APC Object Cache Backend has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 14 reviews) compared to Klix Image DimSum (1.0★ from 1 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose APC Object Cache Backend or Klix Image DimSum?

APC Object Cache Backend holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 1.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, APC Object Cache Backend or Klix Image DimSum?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. APC Object Cache Backend has the deeper published review base (14 vs 1), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

APC Object Cache Backend typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (14 reviews). Klix Image DimSum typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between APC Object Cache Backend and Klix Image DimSum?

Migration support varies by app and category. APC Object Cache Backend and Klix Image DimSum both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Klix Image DimSum" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

APC Object Cache Backend vs Klix Image DimSum

APC Object Cache Backend

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Which has better reviews, APC Object Cache Backend or Klix Image DimSum?

Should I choose APC Object Cache Backend or Klix Image DimSum?

Which is faster to set up, APC Object Cache Backend or Klix Image DimSum?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between APC Object Cache Backend and Klix Image DimSum?

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