Wordpress LScache Plugin: Litespeed vs Regular Cache
Last Updated on: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:02 Hi, If a page is already cached by my regular caching plugin and i set the expiry time for 1 month, does a litespeed cached page for the same duration provide any benefit? I dont mean double caching, just a comparison of having an already cached page with a regular plugin vs an already cached page with litespeed? Surely when serving a cached page it doesnt matter what cached it? Is that correct? I do appreciate that the caching creation process is more efficient with litespeed, but im more interested in the performance benefits, if any, of litespeed cached pages. Hi! The answer to that depends on what kind of cache the regular cache is. You can cache WordPress in many places using opcode cache, object cache, database cache, browser cache, etc. Ill assume youre talking about a page cache, which is what LiteSpeed is. Theres no reason to use two page caches, because its redundant and it doesnt buy you anything in terms of performance. So why use LiteSpeed over another page cache? LiteSpeed cache is integrated into the server. This means it can remember things about the cache entries that other plugins cannot, and it can analyze dependencies. This leads to an ability to manage cache entries in a smart way. For instance, when a post is updated, LSCache is able to purge not only that post from the cache, but also all of the other pages that are related to that post: the relevant category page, the relevant tag pages, the home page, etc. Thats very powerful. It allows you to cache your pages for a long duration, knowing that LiteSpeed will take care of it, if any of the information changes and needs to be purged. We have a pretty comprehensive blog post written about how LSCache works. You might find that helpful. If you have any other questions, let us know! Happy Caching! Lisa @ LiteSpeed Thanks for explaining that, Ive got litespeed on my new server and was just wondering whether to leave my existing page cache plugin or use litespeed instead. Guess i might as well use it. As for your plugin, my host says that to enable litespeed i add the following to my htaccess: CacheEnable public RewriteEngine On RewriteCond % REQUEST_METHOD ^GET|HEAD$ RewriteCond % REQUEST_URI !login|admin|register|post|cron RewriteCond % QUERY_STRING !nocache RewriteRule . - [E=Cache-Control:max-age=300] As the plugin does most of this anyway, would just using this in the htaccess work ok with your plugin: CacheEnable public Or would i need the prior full htaccess? Not sure if you cache query strings also? Your host is giving you the instructions for using LSCache without a plugin. Please dont add anything to your .htaccess. The plugin takes care of everything for you. In fact, if your .htaccess already has any of those lines, it would be best to remove them. Hope this helps! Lisa Ah, ok! Thanks very much for your help Lisa! My pleasure!
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