This week in caching: WP page-cache plugins, honestly compared

This week in caching: WP page-cache plugins, honestly compared

Gold for WP folks deciding between the big three:

— W3 Total Cache: most knobs (object, DB, page, CDN, fragment) — power if you'll read the docs, footgun if you won't. The one to pick when you also run Redis object cache.
— WP Rocket: paid, opinionated, sane defaults out of the box — buys you not thinking about it. Best for client sites you won't babysit.
— WP Super Cache: dead-simple static-file caching, rock solid, but no object cache and thin on modern asset optimization.
— Server-level (Nginx FastCGI / LiteSpeed Cache): faster than any plugin because PHP never wakes — pick this if you control the stack.

Rule: on managed hosting → WP Rocket; on your own VPS → server-level cache + Redis, skip the page plugin.

Bookmark: WP Rocket's 'do you still need a caching plugin on LiteSpeed' post — saves you stacking redundant layers.