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Warm Cache
Crawls your website-pages based on google XML sitemap. If you have a caching plugin this will keep your cache warm. Speeds up your site.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.3★ from 19
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 2 Dec 2024
- Added
- Nov 2010
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 6.7.7
- Downloads
- 30,154
Our analysis
AI-assistedWarm Cache is a WordPress plugin designed to maintain the performance of your website by keeping the cache warm. It crawls your website's pages based on an XML sitemap, ensuring that all URLs are visited to keep the cache up to date. This can help speed up your site, particularly if you already use a caching plugin.
The plugin requires a Google XML sitemap to function and needs a cronjob (using wget or curl) to call the plugin, which you must set up yourself or with the help of a sysadmin. It also provides average page load times and tracks the pages visited during the crawl.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress users who want to enhance site speed and performance through caching.
What it does well
- ✓Crawls website pages based on an XML sitemap
- ✓Keeps cache warm for improved site performance
- ✓Displays average page load times and pages visited
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Compatible with Google XML sitemaps
Where it falls short
- •Requires manual setup of a cronjob
- •Needs a Google XML sitemap to operate
- •Limited information on additional features
Verdict
Warm Cache offers a straightforward solution for maintaining cache performance, but it requires some technical setup and relies on external components.
From the developer
ramon fincken's own description of Warm Cache, lightly tidied.
Crawls your website-pages based on any XML sitemap. If you have a caching plugin this will keep your cache warm.
Speeds up your site.
Compatible with following elements: < sitemap > < url >
All urls in your sitemap will be visited by the plugin to keep the cache up to date.
Will show average page load times and pages visited.
Needs google XML sitemap to read the generated XML file.
Needs a cronjob (wget or curl) to call the plugin. You need to setup the cronjob yourself! (Or ask your sysadmin to help you).
* Coding by: MijnPress.nl Mastodon profile More plugins
* Crawl script idea by http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/johnny/2006/09/17/handling-the-digg-effect-with-wordpress-caching/
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