Can I use a WordPress cache plugin with Peqi?

There is no problem in using a cache plugin in WordPress along with Peqi, as long as you are careful about a few things, but first, let's explain what each one is.

WordPress Cache Plugin

Cache plugins are tools that store a static version of your pages and serve them to visitors, reducing loading times and relieving the server load. They also offer the possibility of optimizing static files (CSS, JS, HTML), but it requires technical knowledge to do so.

Peqi

Peqi acts as a reverse proxy in relation to your origin server. This operation allows it to act as an intermediary between your site's visitors and your hosting server, resulting in several advantages that contribute to optimizing and speeding up content delivery for your users.

When using Peqi, you will experience visible improvements in crucial aspects of your page, such as faster loading of CSS and JS files, as well as image optimization for cutting-edge formats. The best part is that you don't need to make significant adjustments to your application to reap the benefits of this optimization.

At this point, we need to be a bit more careful because Peqi will deliver the optimized version of your site that is in your hosting, including caching. This means, in addition to the caching/optimization provided by your WordPress plugin, you will also have caching/optimization from Peqi, which can cause some incompatibilities and issues with your application's cache.

Peqi itself will optimize and deliver the optimized version of your application without the need for another cache plugin. However, if you want to combine both, here are some tips:

1. If you have optimized static files (CSS, JS) through the WordPress plugin, validate on Peqi's alternate URL how your application is behaving with our optimization. If there are issues, try reducing our optimization and conduct your tests.
2. As mentioned, you will have caching from your WordPress plugin and from Peqi. Therefore, whenever you update any content on your site, you need to clear the cache generated by your cache plugin first, and then clear the Peqi cache (always in this order), so that Peqi serves the most recent content of your site.