There are so many WordPress speed optimization plugins that you can get lost in choosing them. It should be noted that not every plugin does the same thing as another. Sometimes there are situations when it will be a good idea to use even two plug-ins. In this article, we have described the three best plugins for optimizing the speed of your website. LiteSpeed Cache, WPRocket and FlyingPress.
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I can’t say which plugin is best because it depends on the user’s individual needs and preferences. Litespeed Cache, WPRocket, and FlyingPress are all popular page speed optimization plugins for the WordPress platform. I recommend testing each of them and comparing their results to see which one best meets your needs.
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LiteSpeed Cache – The best plugin for speed optimization on WordPress
If your website is hosted by LiteSpeed, your choice should be clear. The LiteSpeed Cache plugin uses all the best server features and perfectly integrates your website with the server.
How to check if your server is running LiteSpeed? Go to Tools, then Site Status, Information and click Server. The second field, Web Server, is your server. If you see the word LiteSpeed there, choose this plugin and you probably don’t need any other.
Why LiteSpeed?
Because for laymen it has presets thanks to which you can easily optimize a simple website with one click. If you are an advanced user, you will also find all the functions you need here. It is simply a combine that works best for servers with LiteSpeed. There’s not much philosophy here. You can fiddle around with the settings and change virtually any cache setting. Additionally, it is updated on an ongoing basis by the creators of your server, which has a huge impact on the operation of your website.
FlyingPress – If your website is based on Nginx or Apache2, choose FlyingPress.
Why FlyingPress before WPRocket?
Because it actually speeds up your website and doesn’t just improve your Google Page Speed scores. It is created by a true WordPress speed and “performance” freak, and is the fastest to implement modern implementation features.
It is worth adding here that if your server is Nginx, and you want your server to serve files and not PHP, which loads your server’s processor, you need to add additional configuration, which can be found in the plugin’s documentation.
Additionally, the creator of the plugin has created a nice community thanks to which you can get help in optimizing your website, which I highly recommend.
WPRocket – Only third place? But how and why!?
If WPRocket is behind FlyingPress, does that mean I shouldn’t use it? Absolutely not. WPRocket integrates great with other plugins, including Cloudflare and, again, the Nginx server.
WPRocket has very similar features to FlyingPress, some will work better and some worse, it seems that the creators of the plugin care much more about making your website work well in Google Page Speed than in reality. Therefore, in my opinion, a MINIMUM better solution will be FlyingPress, which has several functions such as Preload of critical images or postponed HTML rendering, which WPRocket does not have at the time of writing the article.
Summary
If your website is on LiteSpeed, choose OpenLiteSpeed. If not, choose FlyingPress. If you have WPRocket and you want to jump from the 3rd floor because you made a bad choice, don’t do it because you are not losing that much. Simply switch to FlyingPress when your license period ends.
IMPORTANT:
If your server and website were configured by an advanced programmer and your website is running on Nginx, talk to him before changing the plugin to a “better” one.
Additionally, if Redis is installed on your server, you should enable the use of its Object Cache. If you use LiteSpeed Cache, you can enable this setting in its settings. If you are using another plugin, first check if it has an Object Cache or Redis setting in its settings. If not, simply install the Redis Object Cache plugin from Till Krüss and then click ENABLE.
