mindgruve/mg-cache

Cache plugin for wordpress

MGCache WordPress Plugin

MGCache is an optional helper plugin for MGPress, a WordPress theme library. It allows a user to manage caching for website assets, such as CSS and JavaScript files., _(*1)

Installing the Plugin

Install this plugin as you would any other:, _(*2)

1. Make sure you are using a theme based on MGPress.
2. Download the zip for this plugin (or clone it) and move it to wp-content/plugins in your WordPress installation.
3. Activate the plugin in Plugins > Installed Plugins.
4. Go to Settings > Cache to configure the plugin's behavior.

Settings

• Clear the Cache: Manually purge the cache directory. The next public request will create new cached files.

Assets

• Cache Stylesheets: Enable caching of CSS stylesheets. This will create a new file on the server with a unique name ("fingerprinted") any time the file changes and set the file headers to maximumize browser caching. Must be enabled for any actions to have affect., _(*3)

• Cache JavaScript Files: Enable caching of JavaScript files. This will create a new file on the server with a unique name ("fingerprinted") any time the file changes and set the file headers to maximumize browser caching. Must be enabled for any actions to have affect., _(*4)

Actions

• Combine Files: Attempt to combine multiple files into a single file to to minimize server requests. Optionally, files may be grouped into separate requests by the theme., _(*5)

• Minify Files: Attempt to minimize the contents of the files by removing comments and extra whitespace., _(*6)