Title: Super cache settings…
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Super cache settings…

 *  [monovabona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monovabona/)
 * (@monovabona)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-settings/)
 * Hi,
 * 1. “Make known users anonymous so they’re served supercached static files.”
    
   >> What does this mean and what’s the advantage/disadvantage of making known 
   users anonymous compared to NOT making them anonymous? By the way, how does “
   Don’t cache pages for known users” fit with this option at the same time – they
   sound like doing totally opposite things at the same time?!
 * 2. “Compress pages so they’re served more quickly to visitors.”
    >> I am using
   [Autoptimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/). Will turning this 
   option on conflict with that plugin?
 * 3. ” Mobile device support”
    >> My theme is already fully responsive and mobile-
   friendly. Do I still need that external plugin? Will supercache turn my mobile-
   compatible theme uncompatible?
 * 4. “Change the location of your cache files….. unless directory indexes are disabled
   it is probably better to store the cache files outside of the web root of /home/…./
   public_html/”.
    >> Where else can I store the cache files outside of the web 
   root of /home/…./public_html/”? >> I read somewhere that nothing should be stored
   in the “/wp-content/cache/” folder because they will get deleted automatically–
   but I can see quite a number of files and folders already exist there, including–
   autoptimize, blogs, meta, supercache, .htaccess and index.html. What do I do 
   with these?
 * 5. I have bbPress forum as part of my WP site. Will SuperCache cache it and do
   you think I should exclude the forum from being cached – by adding strings in
   the appropriate settings box to force it not to be cached?
 * 6. “Refresh preloaded cache files every…. minutes.”
    >> What should be the ideal
   time? After creating my pages, most of them are going to remain unchanged and
   static in most cases, apart from the bbPress forums and topics. So, what should
   be the optimal preload interval time?
 * Regards.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/)

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 *  [JulianSMoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juliansmoore/)
 * (@juliansmoore)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-settings/#post-6805305)
 * Thanks for asking Q1,2,3,4 3 hours before they occurred to me 😉
 * Julian
 *  [JulianSMoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juliansmoore/)
 * (@juliansmoore)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-settings/#post-6805321)
 * PS Plugin looks great (and was recommended by my hosting company, TSOhost, in
   whom I have great confidence) but I am confused by the settings/info…
 * Q7 What does this mean in practice “In ’Preload Mode’ regular garbage collection
   will only clean out old legacy files for known users, not the preloaded supercache
   files. This is a recommended setting when the cache is preloaded.” Brevity is
   good; clarity is better 😉 WHat does/doesn’t happen if this “recommended” setting
   is not checked?
 * BTW I am using PHP cacheing, not legacy cacheing
 * Thx, Julian
 *  [JulianSMoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juliansmoore/)
 * (@juliansmoore)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cache-settings/#post-6805323)
 * I like the look of this plugin – and it was recommended by my hosting co (TSOhost),
   who I trust…
 * But I am struggling to understand the settings (as above!) plus…
 * Q7 Re preload
 * “In ’Preload Mode’ regular garbage collection will only clean out old legacy 
   files for known users, not the preloaded supercache files. This is a recommended
   setting when the cache is preloaded.”
 * That’s very ambiguous to me. Can you clarify and explain why it is recommended,
   how it relates to cacheing mode (rewrite, PHP, legacy) etc.)
 * Thx, Julian

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