Title: [Plugin: W3 Total Cache] Browser Cache: cache control header (w3 Total Cache)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: W3 Total Cache] Browser Cache: cache control header (w3 Total Cache)

 *  [mtaveira](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaveira/)
 * (@mtaveira)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-browser-cache-cache-control-header-w3-total-cache/)
 * In general should I enable this? What are the pros and cons of doing so?
    [http://bit.ly/9o40uI](http://bit.ly/9o40uI)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Frederick Townes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredericktownes/)
 * (@fredericktownes)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-browser-cache-cache-control-header-w3-total-cache/#post-1665534)
 * Entity tags can improve the browser caching of a site, but some don’t recommend
   using them unless you have a particular goal for them. Sometimes browsers don’t
   update frequently enough when etags are used making it hard for publishers to
   display updated content. It’s best to try it out for yourself and see if it works
   for your site.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-browser-cache-cache-control-header-w3-total-cache/#post-1665534)
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