W3 Total Cache Tutorial 2023 | Step-by-step Setup Guide

[@WPressDoctor]

Hey guys! This was such a weird experience for me 🤔. Did I do anything wrong? I also tried NOT to use Memcached and go with "Disk:Basic" for everything, but this just didn't made any difference... Let me know what you think, I'm always happy to learn. 😊

[@popa4957]

hey mine shows minify via disk is currently disabled what should i do??

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for the question. Watch the end of the video, please switch to another cache plugin 😂

[@dadoksREEL]

excellet video!! I followed your turtorial step by step and got my website from a D to a B. So W3 cache worked. I would appreciate it if you could to a similar video for WP Rocket step by step. I think that might offer better results. You have a new subscriber.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for the comment! I’m glad I could help you out with this video. Yeah it kinda works, but indeed, WP Rocket is a way better system. I already did sir: How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website with WP Rocket ⚡Tutorial 2024 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmPGgpltfLGJgrM 😀😎

[@paulinakukuczka9748]

love this tutorial :D the best part is in the end XDDD thx!

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Paulina! THanks for the kind words! Haha yeah I really tried it... 🤣 Your welcome! Have a great day and take care, greetings

[@nord4296]

Oh wow, Wp Rocket is definitly the best, great tutorial👍🏻

[@WPressDoctor]

Thanks and yes it really is! I dont like W3 Total Cache either... Thanks for your comment, have a great day and stay safe!

[@michaelfoerster3364]

Did you clear the SG caching after u installed the plugin? The issue with SG is that you can not fully disable SG caching! Only if you modify some files....

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Machael! Great comment, thanks. Yeah I did cleared the cache inside the hosting panel. Also in the source code it was entirely stripped and compressed, so that gave me the idea all was well... What files do you need to modify then? Sounds interesting 😊

[@AngeliqueBecerra]

My thoughts: a disclaimer at the beginning would have been the kind and sensitive thing to do. Wasted 30min I sadly didn't even have when I could have just been told to skip to the different approach and be set in 3min.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Angelique! Thanks for the comment. That’s what I said in the first 10 seconds of the video… 😎

[@jessicansmith8278]

@@WPressDoctor No, you really did not.

[@WPressDoctor]

Lol, rewatch the first 11 seconds please 😂😂 “I said TRIED because it didn’t work out….” Is literally what I said…

[@glitchmaster6945]

thanks for the video can you help me ? hi when I install/activate wp rocket my website crashes. I have already deactivated ALL plugins and then only activated WP Rocket and the website crashes again.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Udo! You are very welcome! Thanks for the question. Yeah W3 total Cache is then not compatible with your hosting company and the way it works together with your WordPress installation... I recommend using another Speed Up Plugin like the premium WP Rocket: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmPGgpltfLGJgrM or the free Airlift plugin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5SYh4eFq9iYsJY 😃 They should work way better than W3 Total Cache! Let me know if that helps, greetings

[@shanondesilva]

Hi Matt. how do you uninstall W3 total cache? If I uninstall it from plugins > installed plugins from the WP dashboard, do I have to manually remove anything from the control panel as well?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for the question. Normally when you de-activate the plugin and then remove it, it should delete all its stuff by itself. So just go that route, should work fine 😀👍🏻

[@enchang4543]

i installed litespeed cache and its been giving me headache..I will try w3 total cache

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there, thanks for the comment! Please dont’t! Save yourself a lot of trouble and go with WP Rocket 😀👍🏻

[@enchang4543]

@@WPressDoctor glad i read your reply. Thanks, i do appreciate your replies.

[@nicoleluyten9385]

Hi Matt, Weird indeed ! again, fabulous tutorial. I wanted to use W3 Total cache because it has object caching included. When I use the Redis plugin,(my hosting co uses redis) nothing works and I can't connect it to Wp. When making changes in the cache plugin php, adding the ip address to the host nam'e broke the site. and using the hostname 'host' doesn't work either. ports set up, pw and other settings defined in the php config. With W3 3 cache, object caching works fine. Do you have a solution for this please? I need to install object caching. But obviously, total cache is not the answer. Thank you, best regards,

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there and thanks for the comment! Hm I would consider switching to: wpressdoctor.com/wprocket/ I use it on all my websites!

[@Alex-hn3lc]

I'm loving these tutorials 👌

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi AL! Thanks, I really appreciate it! Have a great day and stay safe!

[@Alex-hn3lc]

@@WPressDoctor You're welcome and you too🙂👍

[@Newmusicreview]

Im wondering if I have a cache problem...If I make an update to my site then post a link to that page...the link image is the old one, not the pone I update to....is there a away to speed this up?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for your question. It’s the way caching works, however when updating paging or posts, the cache should auto empty cache so that the new content shows. So what you could do: empty caches - open your website in a new incognito screen - when working on your website, disable caching plugin entirely. Also make sure the caching of your hosting company also empties at the right time. Let me know if that works

[@mandrael]

Yes, WP Rocket does the best job. Combinable with Imagify. Also EWWW with SWIS does a great job. Ewww does support avif, which is more powerful than webp

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for your comment. I agree! I’m interested in avif, is it already becoming a standard?

[@raoufb3970]

Hello. I followed your steps, but suddenly I got a blank page in the middle of the tutorial. Now I am not even able to access my WP admin and the website has disappeared… what can I do now ?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! That’s not good. Might be the reason why I don’t advice you to use this plugin for caching… login via FTP or file manager via hosting and delete the folder containing the plugin 👍🏻😀

[@raoufb3970]

@@WPressDoctor thanks for your answer. I’ll try and see how I can figure this out.

[@uimonk]

time waster!! - if ur promoting wp rocket, then why wasted time showing w3 total cache??

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there, well this video is intended to safe you time. I wanted to do a tutorial about W3 Total Cache. In the intro of the video I immediately tell you that "I try".... In the description of the video I mention this immediately: "In this video I use W3 Total Cache to show you the way how you are supposed to optimize your WordPress website for speed. However, it didn't worked for me AT ALL. Comment if you want to help me out here! " So you could have known 😊

[@nicoleluyten9385]

Absolutely, Matt, that was the first thing you said and that you warned us about! I do appreciate the time you put into making the video, because it shows the difference between both plugins. Well done. @@WPressDoctor

[@dushyantbhatt9345]

how the fook do I unlink this w3 with my google I just linked ,. I followed all the steps trusted you ,. in the end you fooked ,. by deleting the plugin,.. hahah

[@WPressDoctor]

Hahaha! Yes you are absolutely right. In the first seconds I warn everybody hahaha. So just unlink it and remove plugin, done 😀👍🏻

[@stormproductions9155]

Hello Matt, my w3 total cache plugin isn't displaying the setup guide on the dashboard. Do have any suggestions on where I can find it?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! That’s odd. Just delete the plugin and install it again, that might work! However, I do not recommend W3 Total Cache at all for your website…

[@stormproductions9155]

@@WPressDoctor My website is new and fast without a cache plugin and most of them appear to be quite expensive but I know site speed is an SEO consideration Google takes into account so, is it okay to invest in a cache plugin later on once you start getting plenty of traffic and a substantial amount of money to pay for the plugins on a regular schedule?

[@WPressDoctor]

Yeah that’s a smart approach if your website is fast already 👍🏻😀 first make money with it and then invest it back in the business.

[@stormproductions9155]

@@WPressDoctor Okay, thank you so much. Another thing, you previously mentioned you don't recommend the W3 cache plugin. What cache plugin would you recommend to a guy who really doesn't want to fiddle through plenty of settings but still wants a cache plugin that would improve their site speed substantially?

[@WPressDoctor]

Than this plugin is perfect: I use it on all my websites: How to Speed up Divi in 2023 | 4 simple POWERFUL steps kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5ytoax9jLSba6M it works with every theme, not only Divi.

[@nelsoncolaco9537]

Is the free version of WP-rocket Good enough??? Or is purchasing the pro a necessity

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Nelson! Thanks for your question. Unfortunately there is no free version of WP Rocket, only a premium version. However, they do have a 30-day money back guarantee. So you can “test” it.

[@kvr_adventure940]

Thanks man!

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! You are very welcome! I'm glad I could help you with this video. Have a great day and stay safe 😁

[@GeorgePennock1]

I just spent over 3 hours going over everything carefully step by step and retesting as I went along only to discover that it doesn't work. Could you not have had the outcome at the beginning of the vid!

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! I did so sir, in the first seconds of the video 😅

[@jacquegadi]

No hay un video de WRocket?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Jacque! Yes there is one over here, I have created it with Divi, but you can use it with any kind of theme: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5ytoax9jLSba6M Let me know if this was useful for you! 😀

[@mdamirhossain3718]

It's a nice tutorial

[@WPressDoctor]

Thank you very much! I’m glad I could help you out with this video 👍🏻😀

[@andreaguerra2629]

Do you think is there any other free plugin similar to wp rocket or do we have to pay for these results?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Andrea, thanks for the question. Unfortunately I have tried a lot of different free caching plugins ans also some paid ones. WP Rocket really stays the best out there. So no, there is no other free plugin that I know of.

[@andreaguerra2629]

This makes completely sense, dank u wel! @@WPressDoctor

[@abdelrahman_alkadi]

hello sir how do you do i hope you are great i want to ask you aquestion if you may answer me it is about the NULLED products that is hacked and offered for free i want to know how can i know that it is not with any codes that may be dangerous to my website and also i want to know your opinion about using it from a technical view thank you very much sir 💕💕

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there sir. Thank you for your honest question. I would not use NULLED products because there always will be a catch to it. You never know if malicious files are in there and if there is a backflip inside of it. Also no updates 😓

[@abdelrahman_alkadi]

@@WPressDoctor thank you very much sir

[@WPressDoctor]

You are welcome!

[@callmeacynic1873]

W3 Total Cache customer service is pretty bad.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for your comment. Oh ok! Thanks for sharing. I don't have that experience myself 😎

[@TheModernevent]

Did the cart have an issue?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for your question. Everything had a issue with this plugin… my advice on the end - don’t use it 😞

[@joenaive8191]

Why you not checking mobile version speed?

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi Joe! That’s a good question. The next time I will check all scores on the 3 platforms. Normally I do, but this was more about how to set it up… but your right, should have been in there 😀

[@danielshehu9111]

Tell me you're promoting WP Rocket without telling me you're promoting WP Rocket.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for the comment. 😂 I’m just showing my genuine experience with this plugin. I have used WP Rocket for years for all my clients and my own websites, it just works 😄 sorry if it feels like a plug or ad or something!

[@platonichub]

Time waster 🤔

[@WPressDoctor]

Yes, my thoughts exactly! That’s why I point it out on the beginning 😀👍🏻

[@fatjay9402]

isnt w3 total cache like old and far worse then most other caching plugins ?

[@fatjay9402]

lol nevermind ... :P i saw the end now

[@WPressDoctor]

Haha oh is that the problem! 😀👍🏻 yeah it sure didn’t do what I expected it to do…

[@ZetaxDante]

elementor Editor page gone gray and white loading screen forever

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thats not suppose to happen. try disabling Javascript systems inside of W3 Total Cache. This might help!

[@OhThatGuy143]

In W3.. Performance > General Settings > Page Cache > Find "REST API" and select "Don't Cache" instead of "Disable REST API". This worked for me and I hope it helps you!

[@ZetaxDante]

@@OhThatGuy143 now there are padding don't finding whay to clear this blank spaces

[@ZetaxDante]

@@WPressDoctor I needed to deactivated all stuff and check and active again

[@miteshbhatti6449]

W3 total cache settings worst, totally site crashed, high RAM usages physical memory,

[@WPressDoctor]

Ah that’s not good. Uninstall, and switch to wp.discount/wp-rocket-discount/ that’s the one I use on ALL of my websites 😀👍🏻

[@wagenlights]

Same here no big difference at all.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! True! I don’t like the plugin, so please another one, plenty of tutorials on my channel 😀👍🏻

[@aminaassannam9865]

Hi, thank you but you would've just told us in the begining that you changed it, because in the way you prepared the video you keep cloning this unsuccessful experience with anyone that follows you, you could tell your honest opinion and we would have saved time, efforts and appreciated that instead of feeling the way I do now! i was about to unsubscribe but I said maybe he has other beneicial tutorials and I found the one about wordfence that I happen to follow before and that worked. trust is a very hard thing to build, and this video affects it negatively in my opinion. thank you for everything and wish you all the best.

[@WPressDoctor]

Hi there! Thanks for your comment! Wel I thought that was clear in the intro where I mention just that…. Maybe you skipped it or maybe I just didn’t made it clear enough. Sorry! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@aminaassannam9865]

try to change the title then becuase it doesn't respond to the wanted goal of setup if it's a setup problem@@WPressDoctor but thank you.

[@WPressDoctor]

Good idea!

[@PregnantSausage]

No question W3TC can lead to bad results. I've developed code + features for it in the past. The issue is because of its endless options one cant just leave on its defaults and expect good results. One must tweak it. In your case, it is likely u had your js/css minified and placed in the top header. You did set it to "blocking" (default setting) after all. w3-Rocket on the other hand does not set them to blocking and does move them out of the header. For the avg user who just wants to fire-forget Rocket seems more like the logical choice. For very big sites with specific use-cases and per-page nuances, w3tc is the way to go since rocket cant help you at that level.

[@WPressDoctor]

The best explanation I have heard so far for the plugin, thanks mate, I really appreciate your commenting 😊

[@stanleyuroy]

@@WPressDoctor Interesting, so when are you coming up with an update (New test of W3TC) if at all? It looks like you just nailed the famous SEO tool on the cross, dropped it at the edge of a cliff, on the part of a tornado.. W3TC needs what Jesus did to his friend Lazarus 🤣. By the way, always a great tutorial!

[@WPressDoctor]

Hey Stanley, thanks for the great comment, you made me smile 😂. Yeah Rank Math is better than Yoast, no question there. About W3TC… I don’t think I will be trying to make a new tutorial as it’s very, very different per setup. So does it serve the audience… I don’t know 😁