Title: Preloading cache
Last modified: February 18, 2022

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# Preloading cache

 *  Resolved [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/)
 * (@wp-opti)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/)
 * Hello,
 * I am new to LS Cache, untill now I used the WP-Rocket cache plugin.
 * In WP-Rocket there is an option to preload the cache manually. I do not see such
   an option in LS Cache?
 * So when I change something on my website, I can purge the cache, but how can 
   I preload the cache?
 * (I am not using Quest modes)
 * Thanks,
    Alwin

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 *  [serpentdriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpentdriver/)
 * (@serpentdriver)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15379934)
 * [https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lscache/lscwp/crawler/](https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lscache/lscwp/crawler/)
   
   [https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2017/06/14/wpw-crawl-your-site-make-it-fly/](https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2017/06/14/wpw-crawl-your-site-make-it-fly/)
 *  Thread Starter [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/)
 * (@wp-opti)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15379950)
 * Unfortunately my webhost does not allow to enable the crawler…
 *  [serpentdriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpentdriver/)
 * (@serpentdriver)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15379992)
 * You can use other methods that do the same like crawler. Check this:
 * [https://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html](https://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html)
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [serpentdriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpentdriver/).
 *  [Maurice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiz0r/)
 * (@emiz0r)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15383018)
 * It seems like for the moment WP Rocket is your best bet here. Even when te crawler
   is enabled, WP Rocket is far better in maintaining pages in cache against LS 
   Cache. For instance WP Rocket automatically preloads any changed (and purged)
   page whereas LS Cache is losing the cache until the crawler has crawled the whole
   site again.
 * That said: it probably has to do with the technical considerations too. WP Rocket
   seems far more reliable on serving cached content. Not sure why, but I’m seeing
   regular cache misses even when absolutely nothing on the site happens and TTL
   set at 1 week. WP Rocket serves content from cache until TTL expires when it 
   will preload automatically again.
 * In theory, there is no need for a daily or hourly (or whatever interval) cron
   to crawl when all content is simply cached. There’s only need for a new crawl
   when specific pages get purged because of changes (and then only these pages 
   need to be crawled) or expired TTL which can be a week or even more.
 * WP Rocket is far more superior on this prelod topic.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [Maurice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiz0r/).
 *  [serpentdriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpentdriver/)
 * (@serpentdriver)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15383482)
 * > whereas LS Cache is losing the cache until the crawler has crawled the whole
   > site again.
 * This is wrong. You don’t need crawler to get a URL being cached. Every HTTP request
   will cache it. This can be a normal user request, a request from bot or whatever.
 * WP Rocket is a PHP driven cache. Cache Plugin for WP is a webserver driven cache.
   Cache plugin for WP is only a control panel to control the webserver. This is
   a huge difference. With WP Rocket you need both, webserver and PHP interpretor.
   With LScache you need only webserver. That means, the load for running cache 
   is much higher than with LScache. You are on a shared hosting with very restricted
   resources, so why wasting these restricted resources for superfluous processes
   that costs load you don’t have on a shared hosting?
 * Anyway…. If your webhost allows .htaccess override add the code below to your.
   htaccess and see if crawler works.
 *     ```
       <IfModule Litespeed>
         CacheEngine on crawler
       </IfModule>
       ```
   
 * Learn more about which advantages you get with crawler:
    [https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2017/06/14/wpw-crawl-your-site-make-it-fly/](https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2017/06/14/wpw-crawl-your-site-make-it-fly/)
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [serpentdriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpentdriver/).
 *  [Maurice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiz0r/)
 * (@emiz0r)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15383550)
 * The thing with caching is it all about performance for the enduser/visitor on
   the website and nothing else. The exact technique being used not that important.
 * So I do agree with you that when cached, LS Cache performs better. But WP Rocket
   keeps pages in cache while LS Cache depends on a crawler that comes by on a regular
   base. Even then, after the crawler has come by, some pages are still cache “missed”
   and end up slow loading the first time. This could be to a page update, plugin
   update etc. WP Rocket preloads the changed page immediately after saving which
   brings far more reliable performance.
 * It would be different when LS Cache is able to reliably keep pages in cache like
   WP Rocket does. Better performance, better conversion and more visitors due to
   a better ranking/CWV. Consistant performance is viable for sites like webshops,
   blogs with ads or affiliate based websites.
 *  [serpentdriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpentdriver/)
 * (@serpentdriver)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preloading-cache-2/#post-15383569)
 * [@emiz0r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiz0r/)
    You seem to be very new
   with LiteSpeed and LScache and you don’t have enough experience with it, but 
   anyway, if you think a PHP script is better than a webserver HTTP cache you should
   continue using technology from the last century.

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