Title: Threading please expand
Last modified: November 14, 2018

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# Threading please expand

 *  Resolved [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/warden23/)
 * (@warden23)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threading-please-expand/)
 * Hello,
 * Quick question in regards to: [https://swiftperformance.io/kb/what-does-threads-mean/](https://swiftperformance.io/kb/what-does-threads-mean/)
 * Say if I set the threads to 3. Does this mean only 3 people can use the cache
   I’ve created using the Warmup Table; at one time?
 * I don’t want only 3 people to be able to view my website or the caching to be
   limited to only 3 people.
 * I’m loving this plugin and looking at getting PRO shortly. Just sorting out the
   final bits.
 * Cheers,
    Daniel

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Fred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredawd/)
 * (@fredawd)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threading-please-expand/#post-10884090)
 * It can limit the threads from 3, 2 or 1 and it means the concurrent threads of
   optimization. For example if you set the Optimization to Optimize in Background,
   and you have 100 visitors it can start 100 threads if you won’t limit them. Your
   server will probably die if there will be 100 concurrent threads.
    If you limit
   threads, the plugin will use only limited number of threads for optimizing/building
   the cache and throw every other connection. In average it is 1 to 3, depending
   on your on the server and the settings.
 *  Thread Starter [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/warden23/)
 * (@warden23)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threading-please-expand/#post-10884186)
 * Thanks for replying even though it was just a copy and paste from the link I 
   supplied in my question.
 * I think I understand that it means if logged in users are caching their ‘logged
   in’ setting threads to 3 will only allow 3 users to cache at one given time and
   all other users who are logged in will be served the default cache or no cache
   at all until it’s their time? 🙂
 *  Plugin Contributor [Fred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredawd/)
 * (@fredawd)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threading-please-expand/#post-10885820)
 * It refers to how many CPU threads/process-workers it uses up. On your own server,
   you should not limit it. On a shared server, you’ll have to limit it or else 
   your host will give you CPU resource warnings.
 * Hope it helps.
 *  Thread Starter [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/warden23/)
 * (@warden23)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/threading-please-expand/#post-10886170)
 * Thank you Fred for answering my question. 🙂

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