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Pods Alternative Cache

By Jory Hogeveen

Performance & Optimization / Caching Solutions

Pods Alternative Cache Review - In-Depth Analysis

Pods Alternative Cache is a caching solution for Pods sites, enhancing performance on hosts with limited object caching. It supports file-based and database-based caching.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.29/10

User Rating

4.3/5 (based on 6+ reviews)

Active Installations

5,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Pods Alternative Cache provides optimal performance with Pods sites on hosts that have no object caching or low limits. It was developed for and tested on the WPEngine platform to improve performance of cached objects generated from Pods, but it works on numerous other hosting providers.

Pods Alternative Cache is a great addition to a site already utilizing Object Caching. It further separates and allows Pods to utilize more consistent persistent caching without affecting other plugins and WordPress caching objects. Especially when utilizing larger configurations, this plugin improves performance by ensuring other necessary objects are not removed by the server to make room for Pods cached objects.

This plugin requires the Pods Framework version 2.4 or later to run.

For more information on how to use this plugin, see the provided documentation link.

Also check out the FAQ below for more details on customizing the configuration through your wp-config.php file.

Check out our GitHub for a list of contributors, or search our GitHub issues to see everyone involved in adding features, fixing bugs, or reporting issues/testing.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Pods Alternative Cache plugin.

cache

pods

wpengine

FAQ

Hosts like WPEngine and GoDaddy have limits set on their object caching engine that are based on what they find optimal for their environment. Sometimes, plugins, themes, and even WordPress core can utilize object cache to the point where it gets too full. When that happens, certain caching engines like APC can remove objects from their cache and that can cause what appears to be random numbers of queries on each page load.

What Pods Alternative Cache does is store all of the Pods objects that need caching, separate from the default object caching engine. Depending on the environment or site, this may still not be optimal. You’ll want to test things out and keep an eye on your site’s performance to see if it’s the right fit for you.

In your wp-config.php, or prior to the plugins_loaded action, you can define other constants to change how the plugin works.

Change the storage type (be sure to deactivate/activate between storage type switches):

define( 'PODS_ALT_CACHE_TYPE', 'db' ); // Default is 'file', you can choose 'memcached' too

Change the path to the File cache folder:

define( 'PODS_ALT_FILE_CACHE_DIR', 'path/to/folder' ); // Default is 'wp-content/podscache'

Set Memcached Server host or IP address

define( 'PODS_ALT_CACHE_MEMCACHED_SERVER', '127.0.0.1' ); // Default is 'localhost'

Set Memcached Server PORT number

define( 'PODS_ALT_CACHE_MEMCACHED_PORT', 11211 ); // Default is 11211

Disable Pods Alternative Cache:

define( 'PODS_ALT_CACHE', false ); // Default is true

Disable object cache fallback, when File writes fail:

define( 'PODS_ALT_CACHE_FALLBACK', false ); // Default is true

Contributors and developers

“Pods Alternative Cache” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Jory Hogeveen

Scott Kingsley Clark

Free Version Docs

WPS

6.29

Average

Ratings

4.3 out of 5 | 6

Version

2.3.0

Last updated

2 months ago

Active installations

5,000+

WordPress version

7.0 or higher

PHP version

7.2 or higher

Languages

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Pods Alternative Cache Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Other Notable Features

FAQ

Contributors and developers

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Security Status

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No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (0)

WPS

6.29

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