Using a caching plugin is the fastest way to improve the performance of your website.
Caching plugins improve the user experience by increasing server performance and reducing the download times.
There are a lot of caching plugins for WordPress, however keep in mind that not all of them will be compatible with the servers of a certain hosting company and some might not even be compatible with your website.
Here at WPX Hosting, we have tested pretty much all of the released plugins on our servers - both free and premium. And with those results, we recommend the following plugin:
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W3 Total Cache W3 Total Cache improves the user experience of your site by increasing server performance, reducing the download times and providing transparent content delivery network (CDN) integration. Improve the user experience for your readers without having to change WordPress, your theme, your plugins or how you produce your content. |
Out of the many plugins that we have tested and compared, W3 Total Cache works best with our pre-configured settings and our server's configuration.
You can download our pre-configured settings for the plugin here -> https://wpxhosting.com/downloads/
Keep in mind that you need to be logged in to see that page.
We also have a step-by-step tutorial with screenshots on how to setup W3 Total Cache with our pre-configured settings:
https://wpxhosting.com/knowledgebase/article/43/w3-total-cache-guide/
If at any point, you get stuck or aren't sure how to proceed, just raise a support ticket with us here:
https://wpxhosting.com/tickets/new/
and we'll answer ASAP.