{"id":33608,"date":"2022-04-20T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhblog.dream.press\/blog\/?p=33608"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:10:39","slug":"a-comprehensive-guide-to-website-caching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/a-comprehensive-guide-to-website-caching\/","title":{"rendered":"A Comprehensive Guide to Website Caching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019ve put real work into driving traffic to your website<\/a>. If your pages crawl once visitors arrive, many of them will leave before reading a word, and all of that work goes to waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website caching can remove repeated server work and speed up cached page views. Caching saves a ready-made copy of your site\u2019s pages and files (in the visitor\u2019s browser, on your web server<\/a>, or on servers around the world) so repeat requests are served from the stored copy instead of being rebuilt from scratch. The result: faster load times, less strain on your server, and a better user experience (UX)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we\u2019ll explain how caching works and what it does for your website. Then we\u2019ll show you two ways to set up caching in WordPress, compare our top three caching plugins, and cover how to clear your cache when a change isn\u2019t showing up. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Introduction to Caching<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n