{"id":9384,"date":"2018-03-21T02:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.litespeedtech.com\/?p=9384"},"modified":"2018-03-21T02:00:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T06:00:23","slug":"using-the-lscache-plugin-without-litespeed-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lswp.store\/index.php\/2018\/03\/21\/using-the-lscache-plugin-without-litespeed-server\/","title":{"rendered":"WpW: LSCache for WordPress for Everybody!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lswp.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/null-7.png\" alt=\"Using the LSCache plugin without a LiteSpeed Server\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to another installment of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.litespeedtech.com\/tag\/wordpress-wednesday\">WordPress Wednesday<\/a>!<br \/>\nToday\u2019s topic is: <strong>Using the LSCache plugin without LiteSpeed Web Server<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: The information contained in this post is accurate for LSCWP v2.1 [<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/litespeed-cache\/#developers\">release log<\/a>]. If you are using a newer version of the plugin, some details may have changed. Please<a href=\"https:\/\/www.litespeedtech.com\/support\/wiki\/doku.php\/litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp\"> refer to our wiki<\/a> for the latest!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that this is our 45th WordPress Wednesday article? Yep! We\u2019ve been at it for nearly a year now. Often during that time, we\u2019ve explored LSCWP\u2019s inner workings. We\u2019ve frequently repeated how closely-connected the plugin is to LiteSpeed\u2019s web server products, and how the plugin just <u>does not work<\/u> without the server!<\/p>\n<p>Well, surprise, surprise! This week marks a significant departure from that message&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The Big News<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You no longer need a LiteSpeed Web Server to use LSCache for WordPress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wait, <em>what<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Really. It\u2019s true. We have taken some of the optimization features that are not related to caching, and made them available for use by <em>anyone<\/em>. No LiteSpeed server required.<\/p>\n<p>You will still, of course, need a LiteSpeed server with the LSCache module enabled in order to use the page-caching features of the plugin. This goes back to what we have talked about many times before: <a href=\"https:\/\/lswp.store\/2017\/07\/19\/wpw-litespeed-caching-101\/\">LSCache is a server-level cache<\/a>, and the plugin provides an interface which you can use to control that cache. This is still true.<\/p>\n<p>But now we are welcoming users from all web server backgrounds to give LSCWP\u2019s optimization features a try!<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to LSCache for WordPress<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lswp.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/null-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Using the LSCache plugin without a LiteSpeed Server: Welcome to LiteSpeed\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new here, Welcome! Here\u2019s a handy guide to the LSCWP optimization features as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>General Features<\/strong> may be used by anyone using any web server.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>LiteSpeed Exclusive Features<\/strong> continue to require a LiteSpeed server with the LSCache module enabled. (If you want to try these features, why not get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.litespeedtech.com\/products\/litespeed-web-server\/download\/get-a-trial-license\">a 15-day LiteSpeed Web Server trial license<\/a>?)<\/p>\n<h3>General Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Object Cache (Memcached\/LSMCD\/Redis)<\/li>\n<li>Image Optimization (Lossless\/Lossy)<\/li>\n<li>Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML<\/li>\n<li>Minify inline CSS\/JS<\/li>\n<li>Combine CSS\/JS<\/li>\n<li>Automatically generate Critical CSS<\/li>\n<li>Lazyload images\/iframes<\/li>\n<li>Multiple CDN support<\/li>\n<li>Load CSS\/JS Asynchronously<\/li>\n<li>Browser Cache<\/li>\n<li>Smart preload crawler with support for SEO-friendly sitemap<\/li>\n<li>Database Cleaner and Optimizer<\/li>\n<li>PageSpeed score optimization<\/li>\n<li>OPcode Cache<\/li>\n<li>HTTP\/2 Push for CSS\/JS (on web servers that support it)<\/li>\n<li>DNS Prefetch<\/li>\n<li>Cloudflare API<\/li>\n<li>Single Site and Multi Site (Network) support<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export settings<\/li>\n<li>Basic\/Advanced setting view<\/li>\n<li>Attractive, easy-to-understand interface<\/li>\n<li>WebP image format support<\/li>\n<li>Heartbeat control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>LiteSpeed Exclusive Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic page caching to greatly improve site performance<\/li>\n<li>Automatic purge of related pages based on certain events<\/li>\n<li>Private cache for logged-in users<\/li>\n<li>Caching of WordPress REST API calls<\/li>\n<li>Separate caching of desktop and mobile views<\/li>\n<li>Ability to schedule purge for specified URLs<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce and bbPress support<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litespeedtech.com\/support\/wiki\/doku.php\/litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp#wordpress_cli\" rel=\"nofollow\">WordPress CLI<\/a>\u00a0commands<\/li>\n<li>Simple API system for each cache integration<\/li>\n<li>Exclude from cache by URI, Category, Tag, Cookie, User Agent<\/li>\n<li>HTTP\/2 &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lswp.store\/2017\/07\/11\/litespeed-announces-quic-support\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">QUIC<\/a>\u00a0support (QUIC not available in OpenLiteSpeed)<\/li>\n<li>ESI (Edge Side Includes) support (Not available in OpenLiteSpeed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This list is subject to change in the future, so keep an eye <a href=\"https:\/\/www.litespeedtech.com\/support\/wiki\/doku.php\/litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp\">on our wiki<\/a> for the most current configuration. (All of these features, by the way, are documented in that wiki, too.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember, the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is free and open source. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/litespeed-cache\/\">Download it<\/a> and give it a try today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Have some of your own ideas for future <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.litespeedtech.com\/tag\/wordpress-wednesday\">WordPress Wednesday<\/a> topics? Leave us a comment!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to meet us back here next week for the next installment. 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