Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching vs WP Performance

Complete WordPress Varnish Cache 3.x/4.x/5.x and Nginx Proxy Cache integration. This plugin handles all integration with Varnish Cache and Nginx Proxy Cache. It was designed for high traffic websites. Main features admin interface, see screenshots console for manual purges, supports regular expressions so you can purge an entire folder or just a single file supports every type of Varnish Cache implementation, see screenshots for examples unlimited number of Varnish Cache servers use of custom headers when communicating with Varnish Cache does not interfere with other caching plugins, cloudflare, etc Varnish Cache configuration generator purge key method so you don’t need to setup ACLs debugging actively maintained You can control the following from the Varnish Caching admin panel : Enable/Disable caching Homepage cache TTL Cache TTL (for every other page) IPs/Hosts to clear cache to support every type of Varnish Cache implementation Override default TTL in posts/pages Purge key based PURGE Logged in cookie Debugging option console for precise manual purges This plugin also auto purges Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache when your site is modified. Varnish Caching sends a PURGE request to Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache when a page or post is modified. This occurs when editing, publishing, commenting or deleting an item, and when changing themes. Not all pages are purged every time, depending on your Varnish / Nginx Proxy Cache configuration. When a post, page, or custom post type is edited, or a new comment is added, only the following pages will purge: The front page The post/page edited Any categories or tags associated with the page Varnish Cache / Nginx Proxy Cache is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy. You install it in front of any server that speaks HTTP and configure it to cache the contents. This plugin does not install Varnish/Nginx for you, nor does it configure Varnish/Nginx for WordPress. It’s expected you already did that on your own using the provided config files. Inspired from the following : https://wordpress.org/plugins/varnish-http-purge/ https://github.com/dreamhost/varnish-vcl-collection/

WP Performance makes your WordPress site load faster without the headache. Turn on a few options and the plugin handles caching, asset optimization, and image delivery for you. Not sure where to start? Open the Overview tab and pick a one-click preset (Safe, Balanced, or Aggressive). You can fine-tune anything afterwards. Version 2.0 is a complete rebuild with a fast new dashboard and no third-party dependencies. Everything below works together out of the box. Caching Page cache – serves a static HTML copy of each page, before WordPress even loads Block cache – cache just the slow parts of a page, even on pages you can’t fully cache (more below) Cache preloading – warm the cache from your sitemap Browser caching – tells browsers to keep files so repeat visits are instant GZIP compression – sends smaller files to the browser Object cache – optional Redis drop-in to cut database load Smart by default – skips logged-in users and WooCommerce/EDD cart pages, and ignores tracking parameters (utm, gclid, fbclid) so clean URLs share one cache Mobile cache – keep a separate copy for mobile devices when you need it CSS Minify CSS (inline and files) Combine CSS files Load CSS without blocking the page Remove unused CSS, per page Critical CSS Combine Google Fonts, or host them on your own server Control font loading (font-display) DNS prefetch and preconnect hints JavaScript Minify JavaScript (inline and files) Combine JavaScript files Defer JavaScript Delay JavaScript until the visitor interacts (great for third-party scripts) Disable scripts you don’t need, site-wide or per page HTML Minify HTML Remove comments and unneeded markup Images and media Lazy load images and videos (uses native browser lazy loading) Responsive images Add missing width and height to stop layout shift (better CLS) Preload your largest image and set fetchpriority for a faster LCP Convert images to WebP and AVIF Custom image sizes and one-click thumbnail regeneration Disable emojis and embeds Database Clean up revisions, auto-drafts, trash, spam, transients, and stale cron tasks Schedule cleanups daily, weekly, or monthly CDN Rewrite asset URLs to your CDN, with exclusions Tools Overview dashboard with environment health checks One-click presets – Safe, Balanced, Aggressive Restore points – roll back to your last five saved configurations Troubleshooting log with a live viewer Export and import your settings Per-page exclusions from the post editor WP-CLI commands Multisite support Block cache Block cache stores the rendered output of a section of a page and reuses it, even on pages that are not fully cached (like logged-in or dynamic pages). Use it three ways: Cache block – add the “Cache” block in the editor and put any blocks inside it Shortcode – [wpp_cache ttl="600"]...[/wpp_cache] PHP – in a template: if ( wpp_cache_start( ‘sidebar’, [ ‘ttl’ => 3600 ] ) ) { expensive_render(); wpp_cache_end(); } You choose how long to cache and whether to keep a separate copy per page, per device, per role, or for logged-in visitors. Add-ons Cloudflare – purge cache and control Cloudflare settings Varnish – auto-purge Varnish cache Prefetch – prefetch links on hover for instant navigation WP-CLI wp wpp flush – clear the page cache wp wpp flush-blocks – clear the block cache wp wpp enable – enable WP Performance wp wpp disable – temporarily disable WP Performance wp wpp cleanup [ ] – run a database cleanup (all, trash, spam, revisions, autodrafts, transients, cron) Languages English Hrvatski (Croatian) Report bugs Found a bug? Please open an issue on GitHub.