{"id":9000,"date":"2020-02-14T07:05:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T07:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2020-02-14T07:05:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T07:05:58","slug":"learn-to-configure-redis-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/learn-to-configure-redis-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Configure Redis for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you looking for an option that speedily caches your WordPress site? Redis is the best. REDIS<\/strong> stands for REmote Dictionary Server<\/strong> and is an open source, key-value store. In case you aren\u2019t a tech geek then this might sound like a technical mystery. In simple terms, it is very fast. Redis doesn\u2019t access your hard drive and instead works within RAM. This is what helps it to improve the WordPress performance. Redis is offered on your VPS or Dedicated server.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong> This article is application only to VPS or Dedicated servers in order to improve WordPress website performance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In this article, you will learn to set up the Redis Object Cache plugin that is easily installed within your WordPress site. Check the steps below for installing and then using the Redis Object Cache plugin to improve the performance of your WordPress site.<\/p>\n

Steps to Install Redis Object Cache<\/h3>\n
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  1. Login to your WordPress Administrator Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Click on Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. Type \u201cRedis\u201d<\/strong> in the search field. This will search and display the plugins available for Redis. There will be multiple plugins, but the plugin that you need to look for is Redis Object Cache<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Then click on the Install Now<\/strong> button for Redis Object Cache<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  6. After the installation is complete, click on Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With this, the Redis Object Cache plugin is successfully installed for WordPress. Since the plugin has only a few options, you can easily implement it if the Redis on your VPS\/Dedicated server is properly running. Now let\u2019s check the steps to enable the Redis Object Cache plugin.<\/p>\n

    Steps to Enable the Redis Object Cache<\/h3>\n

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    When you check the Redis Object Cache settings for the first time, you will land to the page that is displayed above.<\/p>\n