Small experiment; Autoptimize with page cache

So I integrated a page cache (based on KeyCDN Cache Enabler) in Autoptimize, just to see how easy (or difficult) it would be. Turns out it was pretty easy, mostly because Cache Enabler (based on Cachify, which was very popular in Germany until the developer abandoned Cachify) is well-written, simple and efficient. 🙂

No plans to release this though. Or do you think I should?

16 thoughts on “Small experiment; Autoptimize with page cache”

  1. Nice, having an added cache would be nice.
    One nice addition would be a optional shorter cache expiry for specific pages. Often home or a few other pages are updated without new posts…

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  2. So this would be a complete replacement for Wp-super cache? 😀
    Bless you!
    PS I use your html js css minification plugin on most of our wordpress sites to speed them up. Cheers 😉

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    • if that experiment would *ever* be released, it would replace wp super cache for the simpler use cases (which suffice for most). but I currently don’t have plans to release AO with a page cache, it was just for fun (for now) 🙂

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  3. Please keep AO easy! By adding caching you are going to make it more difficult to use.
    AO is the best plugin to optimize asset files (JS / CSS), and this is one people use it. The solid reputation of the plugin has been created by being the best one on what it does.
    By integrating caching, I’m afraid to see AO the new W3TC or Hummingbird with a ton of options. Hummingbird is a good example as it just integrates caching few weeks ago. It was a good plugin for optimizing assets and some other stuff but since caching is integrating this is a buggy plugin.
    Again, please keep your plugin for why is famous: simple to use and optimize assets.

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      • Hi Frank,
        Glad to hear you have the same thoughts!
        About the extra optimization, my feeling will be the same.
        Disabling the emoji doesn’t help to speed a website. This option is interesting for a blog website with lot of comments which include emojis. Other than that, it won’t help any websites to be faster.
        Same felling for removing query string, it will help only to be friendly with Google PageSpeed but it won’t help to have a faster website.

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  4. well Im already using cache enabler so doesn’t matter
    But its the best Plugin for caching No Stupid Setting Like W3total cache and work like charm

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  5. My only reason to vote ‘yes please’ would be that, based on your comment that ‘the developer abandoned it’, Cache Enabler is a pretty straightforward solution that works well with Autoptimize.
    Alt: take it over from the dev?

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      • I think John’s confusion was in the wording about Cachify, which confused me as well. Then I went back and re-read it a few times until I realized you were saying that Cachify had been abandoned, not Cache Enabler. It does appear Cachify was taken over by new devs, even though there hasn’t been a release in 11 months 🙂

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