Title: Leverage browser caching
Last modified: August 1, 2017

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# Leverage browser caching

 *  [thebigf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebigf/)
 * (@thebigf)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/leverage-browser-caching-43/)
 * Hi
    I know this is a common subject but I didn’t find a solution so I repost 
   the question. Page speed Insights and pingdom.com ask me to Leverage browser 
   caching and gives me a list of few links. I set w3-total-cache browser cache 
   as explained in the tutorials, I even tried to put an expiration code manually
   but it didn’t help. I use google cloud to host my site. Can I fix it?
 * Thanks
 * this is my .htaccess file
 * # BEGIN W3TC Browser Cache
    <IfModule mod_mime.c> AddType text/css .css AddType
   text/x-component .htc AddType application/x-javascript .js AddType application/
   javascript .js2 AddType text/javascript .js3 AddType text/x-js .js4 AddType text/
   html .html .htm AddType text/richtext .rtf .rtx AddType image/svg+xml .svg AddType
   text/plain .txt AddType text/xsd .xsd AddType text/xsl .xsl AddType text/xml .
   xml AddType video/asf .asf .asx .wax .wmv .wmx AddType video/avi .avi AddType
   image/bmp .bmp AddType application/java .class AddType video/divx .divx AddType
   application/msword .doc .docx AddType application/vnd.ms-fontobject .eot AddType
   application/x-msdownload .exe AddType image/gif .gif AddType application/x-gzip.
   gz .gzip AddType image/x-icon .ico AddType image/jpeg .jpg .jpeg .jpe AddType
   image/webp .webp AddType application/json .json AddType application/vnd.ms-access.
   mdb AddType audio/midi .mid .midi AddType video/quicktime .mov .qt AddType audio/
   mpeg .mp3 .m4a AddType video/mp4 .mp4 .m4v AddType video/mpeg .mpeg .mpg .mpe
   AddType application/vnd.ms-project .mpp AddType application/x-font-otf .otf AddType
   application/vnd.ms-opentype ._otf AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.
   database .odb AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart .odc AddType application/
   vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula .odf AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.
   graphics .odg AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation .odp AddType
   application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet .ods AddType application/vnd.oasis.
   opendocument.text .odt AddType audio/ogg .ogg AddType application/pdf .pdf AddType
   image/png .png AddType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint .pot .pps .ppt .pptx AddType
   audio/x-realaudio .ra .ram AddType image/svg+xml .svg .svgz AddType application/
   x-shockwave-flash .swf AddType application/x-tar .tar AddType image/tiff .tif.
   tiff AddType application/x-font-ttf .ttf .ttc AddType application/vnd.ms-opentype.
   _ttf AddType audio/wav .wav AddType audio/wma .wma AddType application/vnd.ms-
   write .wri AddType application/font-woff .woff AddType application/font-woff2.
   woff2 AddType application/vnd.ms-excel .xla .xls .xlsx .xlt .xlw AddType application/
   zip .zip </IfModule> <IfModule mod_expires.c> ExpiresActive On ExpiresByType 
   text/css A31536000 ExpiresByType text/x-component A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   x-javascript A31536000 ExpiresByType application/javascript A31536000 ExpiresByType
   text/javascript A31536000 ExpiresByType text/x-js A31536000 ExpiresByType text/
   html A3600 ExpiresByType text/richtext A3600 ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A3600
   ExpiresByType text/plain A3600 ExpiresByType text/xsd A3600 ExpiresByType text/
   xsl A3600 ExpiresByType text/xml A3600 ExpiresByType video/asf A31536000 ExpiresByType
   video/avi A31536000 ExpiresByType image/bmp A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   java A31536000 ExpiresByType video/divx A31536000 ExpiresByType application/msword
   A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject A31536000 ExpiresByType
   application/x-msdownload A31536000 ExpiresByType image/gif A31536000 ExpiresByType
   application/x-gzip A31536000 ExpiresByType image/x-icon A31536000 ExpiresByType
   image/jpeg A31536000 ExpiresByType image/webp A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   json A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-access A31536000 ExpiresByType
   audio/midi A31536000 ExpiresByType video/quicktime A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/
   mpeg A31536000 ExpiresByType video/mp4 A31536000 ExpiresByType video/mpeg A31536000
   ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-project A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   x-font-otf A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A31536000 ExpiresByType
   application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.
   formula A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics A31536000
   ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation A31536000 ExpiresByType
   application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   vnd.oasis.opendocument.text A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/ogg A31536000 ExpiresByType
   application/pdf A31536000 ExpiresByType image/png A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   vnd.ms-powerpoint A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/x-realaudio A31536000 ExpiresByType
   image/svg+xml A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A31536000
   ExpiresByType application/x-tar A31536000 ExpiresByType image/tiff A31536000 
   ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.
   ms-opentype A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/wav A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/wma
   A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-write A31536000 ExpiresByType application/
   font-woff A31536000 ExpiresByType application/font-woff2 A31536000 ExpiresByType
   application/vnd.ms-excel A31536000 ExpiresByType application/zip A31536000 </
   IfModule> <IfModule mod_deflate.c> <IfModule mod_setenvif.c> BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/
   4 gzip-only-text/html BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip BrowserMatch \bMSIE!
   no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html BrowserMatch \bMSI[E] !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
   </IfModule> AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css text/x-component application/
   x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript text/x-js text/html text/
   richtext image/svg+xml text/plain text/xsd text/xsl text/xml image/bmp application/
   java application/msword application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-msdownload
   image/x-icon image/webp application/json application/vnd.ms-access application/
   vnd.ms-project application/x-font-otf application/vnd.ms-opentype application/
   vnd.oasis.opendocument.database application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart application/
   vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics application/
   vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
   application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text audio/ogg application/pdf application/
   vnd.ms-powerpoint image/svg+xml application/x-shockwave-flash image/tiff application/
   x-font-ttf application/vnd.ms-opentype audio/wav application/vnd.ms-write application/
   font-woff application/font-woff2 application/vnd.ms-excel <IfModule mod_mime.
   c> # DEFLATE by extension AddOutputFilter DEFLATE js css htm html xml </IfModule
   > </IfModule> <FilesMatch “\.(css|htc|less|js|js2|js3|js4|CSS|HTC|LESS|JS|JS2
   |JS3|JS4)$”> FileETag MTime Size <IfModule mod_headers.c> Header set Pragma “
   public” Header append Cache-Control “public” Header unset Set-Cookie Header set
   X-Powered-By “W3 Total Cache/0.9.5.4” </IfModule> </FilesMatch> <FilesMatch “\.(
   html|htm|rtf|rtx|svg|txt|xsd|xsl|xml|HTML|HTM|RTF|RTX|SVG|TXT|XSD|XSL|XML)$”>
   FileETag MTime Size <IfModule mod_headers.c> Header append Vary User-Agent env
   =!dont-vary Header set Pragma “public” Header append Cache-Control “public” Header
   set X-Powered-By “W3 Total Cache/0.9.5.4” </IfModule> </FilesMatch> <FilesMatch“\.(
   asf|asx|wax|wmv|wmx|avi|bmp|class|divx|doc|docx|eot|exe|gif|gz|gzip|ico|jpg|jpeg
   |jpe|webp|json|mdb|mid|midi|mov|qt|mp3|m4a|mp4|m4v|mpeg|mpg|mpe|mpp|otf|_otf|
   odb|odc|odf|odg|odp|ods|odt|ogg|pdf|png|pot|pps|ppt|pptx|ra|ram|svg|svgz|swf|
   tar|tif|tiff|ttf|ttc|_ttf|wav|wma|wri|woff|woff2|xla|xls|xlsx|xlt|xlw|zip|ASF
   |ASX|WAX|WMV|WMX|AVI|BMP|CLASS|DIVX|DOC|DOCX|EOT|EXE|GIF|GZ|GZIP|ICO|JPG|JPEG
   |JPE|WEBP|JSON|MDB|MID|MIDI|MOV|QT|MP3|M4A|MP4|M4V|MPEG|MPG|MPE|MPP|OTF|_OTF|
   ODB|ODC|ODF|ODG|ODP|ODS|ODT|OGG|PDF|PNG|POT|PPS|PPT|PPTX|RA|RAM|SVG|SVGZ|SWF|
   TAR|TIF|TIFF|TTF|TTC|_TTF|WAV|WMA|WRI|WOFF|WOFF2|XLA|XLS|XLSX|XLT|XLW|ZIP)$”>
   FileETag MTime Size <IfModule mod_headers.c> Header set Pragma “public” Header
   append Cache-Control “public” Header unset Set-Cookie Header set X-Powered-By“
   W3 Total Cache/0.9.5.4” </IfModule> </FilesMatch> <FilesMatch “\.(bmp|class|doc
   |docx|eot|exe|ico|webp|json|mdb|mpp|otf|_otf|odb|odc|odf|odg|odp|ods|odt|ogg|
   pdf|pot|pps|ppt|pptx|svg|svgz|swf|tif|tiff|ttf|ttc|_ttf|wav|wri|woff|woff2|xla
   |xls|xlsx|xlt|xlw|BMP|CLASS|DOC|DOCX|EOT|EXE|ICO|WEBP|JSON|MDB|MPP|OTF|_OTF|ODB
   |ODC|ODF|ODG|ODP|ODS|ODT|OGG|PDF|POT|PPS|PPT|PPTX|SVG|SVGZ|SWF|TIF|TIFF|TTF|TTC
   |_TTF|WAV|WRI|WOFF|WOFF2|XLA|XLS|XLSX|XLT|XLW)$”> FileETag None <IfModule mod_headers.
   c> Header unset ETag Header unset Last-Modified </IfModule> </FilesMatch> <IfModule
   mod_headers.c> Header set strict-transport-security “max-age=31536000″ </IfModule
   > # END W3TC Browser Cache
 * # BEGIN W3TC Page Cache core
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase/
   RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (googlebot|“googlebot”) [NC] RewriteRule .* – [
   E=W3TC_UA:_googlebot] RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
   RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} =443 RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl] RewriteCond%{
   HTTP:Accept-Encoding} gzip RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_ENC:_gzip] RewriteCond %{
   HTTP_COOKIE} w3tc_preview [NC] RewriteRule .* – [E=W3TC_PREVIEW:_preview] RewriteCond%{
   REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =”” RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}\/
   $ RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !(comment_author|wp\-postpass|w3tc_logged_out|wordpress_logged_in
   |wptouch_switch_toggle) [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !(W3\ Total\ Cache)[
   NC] RewriteCond “%{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{
   REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_UA}%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:
   W3TC_ENC}” -f RewriteRule .* “/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{
   REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_UA}%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:
   W3TC_ENC}” [L] </IfModule> # END W3TC Page Cache core
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule
   ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule> # END WordPress # Wordfence WAF <Files“.
   user.ini”> <IfModule mod_authz_core.c> Require all denied </IfModule> <IfModule!
   mod_authz_core.c> Order deny,allow Deny from all </IfModule> </Files> # END Wordfence
   WAF

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 *  Thread Starter [thebigf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebigf/)
 * (@thebigf)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/leverage-browser-caching-43/#post-9382335)
 * Anyone have an idea how to fix that?

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