Title: Cache for Dummies?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cache for Dummies?

 *  Resolved [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddogmike/)
 * (@maddogmike)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-for-dummies/)
 * I understand the basics of caching – an HTML file is served up instead of having
   to make a PHP call to the database. But I can’t find anywhere exactly how/when
   does that happen? Does the plugin go through my pages/posts caching them by itself
   behind the scenes? Or is a given page just cached only after the first time it’s
   called?
 * thanks,
    Mike

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 *  Thread Starter [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddogmike/)
 * (@maddogmike)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-for-dummies/#post-1750514)
 * I wish I could delete or edit the OP, I stumbled onto a pretty good explanation
   here: [http://churchcrunch.com/understanding-wordpress-issues-caching/](http://churchcrunch.com/understanding-wordpress-issues-caching/)
 *  [Frederick Townes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredericktownes/)
 * (@fredericktownes)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-for-dummies/#post-1750630)
 * Great, thanks for sharing.

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 * Last reply from: [Frederick Townes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredericktownes/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-for-dummies/#post-1750630)
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