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(@anonymous3542)
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Hi,

My website over at https://inocul8r.net/session/community seemed to be rather slow compared to the remainder of the site which uses WP-Rocket for caching. I've decided to disable completely the wpForo cache, and and now using WP-Rocket to cache the content (there is a setting for private logged in user cache, which seems to work quite well).

Performance has increased massively. I know it's not recommended to disable the wpForo cache, but I've noticed a difference of about 200% by taking this route.

@robert - any thoughts ?

Before WP-Rocket with wpForo caching - https://gtmetrix.com/reports/inocul8r.net/gQfaKvNB

After with wpForo caching disabled, and WP-Rocket enabled - https://gtmetrix.com/reports/inocul8r.net/mOfJw4Cl

As you can see, there's a huge difference - I'm curious to know if

a) disabling the wpForo cache is "ok"

b) have I missed something here ?

Thanks !

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(@anonymous20)
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@anonymous3542 i don't see how ANY caching plugin works right with wpForo.

I mean, are the forum list / topics /widgets updated when something is changed ? Do they ?

As for the rest, i think the decision of wpForo team to have their own caching is not that good. There are much better and dedicated caching plugins.

 

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(@anonymous3542)
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@anonymous20 there are major differences, which I am concerned about - particularly as my site is gaining momentum.

I mean, are the forum list / topics /widgets updated when something is changed ? Do they ?

In my testing, yes - provided you completely disable all wpForo caching. WP-Rocket leverages private user caching (similar to litespeed) which also works very well.

As for the rest, i think the decision of wpForo team to have their own caching is not that good. There are much better and dedicated caching plugins.

I agree with this 100%.

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(@anonymous3542)
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@anonymous20 just coming back here with an update. With wpForo caching disabled, and WP-Rocket enabled, there are no issues at all.

  1. Wigets update correctly
  2. Notifications (wpForo) work fine
  3. Like / Unlike etc works fine

And, Private User Caching is enabled.

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(@anonymous3542)
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@anonymous20 another point I missed. WP-Rocket will preload every page in your /forum/ setup using the wpForo sitemap. My site has 400+ preloaded pages, and now runs like a, well, "rocket".

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