{"id":2127,"date":"2020-02-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2020-02-16T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T18:49:23","slug":"caching-101-learn-how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/caching-101-learn-how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Caching 101: Learn how to optimize your WordPress site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Buy your ticket today!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Micah Wood will teach the session &#8220;Caching Demystified: A Guide for the Non-Techie.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a professional WordPress developer for more than a decade, Wood works at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Bluehost  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluehost <\/a>and enjoys spending his time contributing back to WordPress. Other interesting facts about his experience include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Working on sites for Fortune 100 companies <\/li><li>Releasing more than a dozen WordPress plugins<\/li><li>Speaking frequently at WordCamps<\/li><li>Volunteering as a WordCamp Atlanta organizer<\/li><li>Co-hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpsquareone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WP Square One podcast (opens in a new tab)\">WP Square One podcast<\/a><\/li><li>Blogging on WordPress development topics<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Why is it important for us to learn more about caching today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2133\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/02\/micah-headshot.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Micah Wood<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A: <\/strong>Caching is a great way to speed up your website, but a lack of understanding can cause caching to backfire on you if not used properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some cases, you can even break forms or expose personal data!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What is the most important takeaway of your talk?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A:<\/strong> Never use more than one of the same type of caching! Most commonly, this happens when people use multiple caching plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Which resources should we follow to stay current on caching?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A: <\/strong>Wood recommends the following two sites to stay on top of current caching trends:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Support: (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/optimization-caching\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Support:<\/a> This tool will help you learn how to optimize caching from plug-ins to browsers to servers. <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress Caching Forum:  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/wordpress-caching-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Caching Forum: <\/a>This is a forum where you can ask your caching questions and read answers to common questions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Buy your ticket today!<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micah Wood will teach the session &#8220;Caching Demystified: A Guide for the Non-Techie.&#8221; As a professional WordPress developer for more than a decade, Wood works at Bluehost and enjoys spending his time contributing back to WordPress. 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