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W3 Total Cache vs Wordfence?

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  • August 17, 2016 at 10:10 am #191455
    RavenManiac
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    Not sure why I didn't notice this before, but under the description heading for Wordfence is the following: Wordfence Security - Anti-virus, Firewall and High Speed Cache

    I didn't know that Wordfence had a built-in website cache. Does anyone know if this creates a conflict with W3 Total Cache?

    August 17, 2016 at 1:34 pm #191479
    Christoph
    Member

    Hi,

    Don't activate it if you are already using W3C Total Cache.
    (It shouldn't be active by default.)
    Let Wordfence worry about security and W3C Total Cache worry about the cache.

    https://www.christophherr.com | Genesis Customizations | Buy me a coffee

    August 17, 2016 at 11:32 pm #191507
    RavenManiac
    Participant

    Yep, you're right. But it is intriguing. Apparently Wordfence has something called the "Falcon Engine" which they claim delivers a 30-50 times speed increase.

    August 19, 2016 at 10:14 am #191616
    RavenManiac
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    Right after I posted this I started having trouble with W3C Total Cache. It looks like it's recently undergone a major update. Unfortunately, the update has made it unusable, especially for IDX websites, so I've deactivated it in all of my sites. 🙁

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