Title: Using caching plugins, if also using Cloudflare?
Last modified: September 1, 2020

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# Using caching plugins, if also using Cloudflare?

 *  [OneTech IT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onetechbeyond/)
 * (@onetechbeyond)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-caching-plugins-if-also-using-cloudflare/)
 * Are there any advantages to using third party WordPress caching plugins, if we
   are already running WordPress behind CloudFlare and taking advantage of their
   caching accelerators?

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 *  [Niall Madhoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nm1com/)
 * (@nm1com)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-caching-plugins-if-also-using-cloudflare/#post-13347083)
 * Hey OneTech IT,
 * **Yes**, running a WordPress caching plugin alongside CloudFlare will definitely**
   improve** the performance of your setup.
 * The caching plugin **pre-generates** your WordPress content, like posts and pages,
   as **HTML** files to make them **quicker** to access when visiting your site.
   If not, your server must **generate** those HTML pages **each time** your site
   is visited, which is **slower** than serving pre-generated HTML pages.
 * CloudFlare **stores** and **serves** your site’s **static content** like CSS,
   JS, and images. It’s **also** possible for CloudFlare to store and serve the 
   pre-generated **HTML** pages, which you can read about by [clicking here](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/236166048-Caching-Static-HTML-with-WordPress-WooCommerce).
 * Just make sure to:
    - Only use **one** caching plugin, such as [WP Super Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/).
      I’ve used [W3 Total Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/) 
      too. It’s a bit more complicated to set up than WP Super Cache, but has more**
      features** and **control** over how your site is cached and optimized.
    - Set up CloudFlare with its [Standard](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200168256-Understand-Cloudflare-Caching-Level)
      caching level
    - Use CloudFlare’s [Auto Minify](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200168196-How-do-I-minify-HTML-CSS-and-JavaScript-to-optimize-my-site-)
      and [Rocket Loader](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200168056-What-does-Rocket-Loader-do-)
 * This setup seems to work best for the sites I’ve implemented it on. And the performance**
   increase** is definitely **noticeable**, both in **web performance testing** (
   using [https://gtmetrix.com/](https://gtmetrix.com/), [https://www.webpagetest.org/](https://www.webpagetest.org/),
   [https://tools.pingdom.com/](https://tools.pingdom.com/), and [https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/](https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/))
   and **perceived performance** (you’ll notice a site load quicker, especially 
   if you visit the site a second time).
 * Best,
    Niall
 *  [Jasmin Konjhodžić](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skojaf/)
 * (@skojaf)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-caching-plugins-if-also-using-cloudflare/#post-13347145)
 * Hi,
 * If you use CloudFlare then you don’t need any plugin

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 * [performance](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/performance/)

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-caching-plugins-if-also-using-cloudflare/#post-13347145)
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