Archive For The “WordPress Development” Category

Looking at a WPMU Object Cache

In the good ol’ days WordPress came with a filesystem object cache but it was removed some time ago because it was a pain to maintain, and caused problems for some users, especially those using NFS. Nowadays there is an object cache built in, but the cache only survives for as long as a page [...]

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Want to test the new WP Super Cache?

I need testers. Several people answered my call on Twitter last week to help test WP Super Cache. Here’s your chance! Grab the development version and install it in your plugins folder as normal. Some of the new features and bugfixes to look out for: If your cache files aren’t being deleted add “$wp_cache_shutdown_gc = [...]

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Want to test super speed caching?

Yesterday morning was one of those mornings. I couldn’t sleep, but not for want of trying. Around 5am our 17 month old baby wasn’t too keen on the whole notion of shut-eye. Instead I took him downstairs to feed him, and do a little surfing and hacking to pass the time until the sun rose. [...]

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Holy Shmoly! is Stephen Fry proof thanks to caching by WP Super Cache