Over the last couple of months, I have been dealing with some oddities that would go away and them re-appear on the web site…<\/p>\n
Several times, I have “started virtually from scratch” with this configuration or that configuration… \u00c2\u00a0And I think, and hope, that I have finally solved the problems for now…<\/p>\n
The Apache (web server) error log, is currently empty… \u00c2\u00a0So, what has been changing? \u00c2\u00a0Well, part of the blame comes from Google. \u00c2\u00a0Yes, I partially blame their recent changes where the speed of your web pages can affect your ranking on the search results.<\/p>\n
Why? \u00c2\u00a0Simply because I started looking at optimizing the site. \u00c2\u00a0I have tried several different caching plugins for WordPress, and the majority of them seemed to work fine but develope quirks and issues.<\/p>\n
W3 Total Cache, seems like a excellent product, and works reasonably well. \u00c2\u00a0But the error logs filled with issues, possibly I need a dedicated server to provide the power that it needs to work reliabily.<\/p>\n
WP Super Cache is excellent out of the box, but the latest version makes it difficult to easily clear the cache…<\/p>\n
I finally settled on HyperCache Extended, along with DB Cache Reloaded. \u00c2\u00a0Both products work well together, and have reduced the demand on the server.<\/p>\n
Another small issue I ran into is that Akismet seems to have been dramatically slowing down the system. \u00c2\u00a0Akismet is a anti-spam package, which I have now replaced with another equivalent product…<\/p>\n
Please let me know in the comments, if you have noticed any difference, or seen any issues within the last day or so.<\/p>\n
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