Clear LiteSpeed and Redis caches ensures that visitors receive the most updated version of your website and that WordPress generates fresh content where required.
Caching is an important technology that helps improve website performance by reducing the amount of processing required to generate web pages. Domains.co.za WordPress Hosting uses LiteSpeed technology and may also support Redis object caching on selected hosting packages to improve website speed and responsiveness.
While caching improves performance, there are situations where cached content can prevent recent website changes from appearing immediately. This commonly occurs after updating website content, changing themes, installing plugins or making design modifications.
LiteSpeed Cache stores page content so that visitors can receive pre-generated pages instead of requiring WordPress to rebuild them for every request. Redis Object Cache stores database query results and frequently accessed data to improve application performance.
When troubleshooting website issues or verifying recent changes, it may be necessary to clear one or both caches. Clearing the cache does not delete website content, posts, pages or media files. It simply removes temporary cached data so that fresh content can be generated.
NOTE:
Not all WordPress Hosting customers will use the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin. Some plugins can make use of LiteSpeed’s caching technology within their own interface, while other caching plugins use their own caching systems. The exact steps for clearing a cache may therefore vary depending on the caching plugins installed and enabled on your WordPress website.
The following steps explain how to access your hosting account and clear LiteSpeed and Redis caches.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Clear LiteSpeed Cache
1. Login to the Domains.co.za Customer Portal.
2. Open the Manage Services dropdown menu.
3. Choose WordPress Hosting from the available options.
4. Select Manage next to the domain associated with your WordPress Hosting package.
5. Click Login next to Control Panel to access cPanel.
6. Login to your WordPress Dashboard in a separate browser tab if required.
7. Open the LiteSpeed Cache menu within WordPress.
8. Select Toolbox from the LiteSpeed Cache options.
9. Open Purge.
10. Select Purge All to clear the website’s LiteSpeed cache.
11. Refresh your website and verify that the latest changes are displayed.
How to Clear Redis Cache
1. Remain logged into the hosting account and WordPress environment
2. Open the Redis management section if Redis Object Cache is enabled for your hosting package.
3. Locate the option to flush or clear the Redis cache.
4. Select the option to clear the Redis cache.
5. Confirm the action if prompted.
6. Refresh your website and test any recently updated content or functionality.
Additional Information
- LiteSpeed Cache stores generated website pages to improve loading times and reduce server load.
- Redis Object Cache stores frequently used database information to improve WordPress performance.
- Clearing a cache does not delete website content, posts, pages, images or databases.
- Cached content can sometimes prevent recent website changes from appearing immediately.
- It is often helpful to clear the LiteSpeed cache after updating themes, plugins or website content.
- Not all WordPress websites use the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin, as other plugins may use LiteSpeed caching technology or provide their own caching system.
- If you have cleared your LiteSpeed cache and do not see your changes, review the plugins installed on your WordPress website to check whether another caching plugin is also enabled.
- If another caching plugin is installed, use the cache-clearing options provided by that plugin and then refresh your website.
- Browser caching can also affect how website updates appear, so it may be useful to clear your browser cache when testing changes.
- Clearing caches temporarily may result in slightly slower page loads until new cache files are generated.
- Excessive cache clearing is generally unnecessary and should only be performed when required.
- Using both LiteSpeed and Redis caching can significantly improve WordPress performance when configured correctly. If you have cleared your LiteSpeed cache and your website changes are still not visible, check your WordPress plugins for an additional caching plugin.
- Some caching plugins use their own caching system and may need to be cleared separately. You may also need to clear your browser cache before testing the changes again.
Login to Domains.co.za Account
1. Go to the Domains.co.za website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Domains.co.za Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
