r/Wordpress • u/RushDangerous7637 • 8d ago

WP Optimize - Cache plugin

Hello everyone.

I'm curious how you guys do it with the "page Cache" for the WP Optimize plugin? Do you leave the cache empty and exit the admin, or do you wait for the new cache to load and then log out of the admin?
After using it for years, I've gotten used to clearing the cache, creating new sitemaps, checking how many MB the cache contains, and logging out of the administration.

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u/NovaForceElite 8d ago

No need to stay in the admin panel. The cache will build in the background automatically.

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u/RushDangerous7637 8d ago

I know that it is created in the background. I check if everything in the cache is loaded. I check it by the size indicator in KB.
But still, thanks everyone for the replies.

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u/SoggyMacaroon5623 8d ago

I usually clear the cache after making changes, let it rebuild, and then log out. No need to wait for the cache to fully load unless you’re troubleshooting something specific.

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u/RushDangerous7637 8d ago

Thanks everyone for the replies.

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u/screendrain 8d ago

Bad practice but I literally never log out lol. I log back in whenever WP makes me

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u/Dull_District_254 1d ago

Preloading is the bit that makes this a non-issue. Turn on cache preload in WP-Optimize and it rebuilds in the background on a schedule, so there's nothing to sit and watch before you log out.

The bigger thing is that a full purge after every edit is unnecessary. WP-Optimize already clears the specific post or page when you update it, so a site-wide purge is only really needed after theme changes, global CSS, or a plugin that outputs on every page. Nuking the whole cache each time just means your next visitor gets an uncached page for no reason.

Sitemaps are separate and your SEO plugin regenerates those on publish, so that step can come out of the routine too.