[wp-hackers] suggestions for the next (not immediate)release

[Robert Deaton]

Sure, tons could be done, but then where would we be? We'd be where
lightpress is, tons faster, and tons of broken features. The WP Devs
have kept speed and lightweight in mind from the start, and at this
point without dropping features or filling the filesystem with files
for every function to make sure nothing is loaded where it isn't
needed, there isn't too much we can do for optimization.

On WP-Cache, saving multiple cache files is intentional, and is really
not that big of a deal. The solution is intended to save server load,
not harddisk space. It does not create more than one copy of the cache
file, it creates a cache file that very well may be unique to the user
that is logged in. Some sites have welcome greetings based on
username, the edit posts link like you said is based on username, and
various other little features that are only available when logged in
and are unique to each user. Caching these files too is perfectly
legitamate.

On 8/9/05, Amit Gupta <wp at igeek.info> wrote:
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> I know WP-Cache2 is a server-side cacheing, but it indeed creates more than
> 1 copy of a page in the cache. frankly I haven't investigated this deeply
> due to lack of time, but 1 thing I can tell you is that if you are logged in
> to WP, then it'll create a cache-file for you & 1 for someone who's not
> logged in, so that you see the "edit post" links along with the post
> titles(if your theme has them). though this dual cache-file creation is OK &
> not a problem, but I just mentioned it to tell you that it indeed creates
> more than 1 copy of the cache-file!! ;)
> 
> I think that more can be found out by doing some basic testing, I'll do it
> if I get some free time any soon. Please don't take this part of my
> suggestion(multiple cache-file creation by WP-Cache2) entirely seriously as
> I don't have any facts to back it up as I admit I haven't tested it up, what
> I wrote is what some people who've tested told me. whether they are right or
> wrong, I'm not 100% sure.
> 
> but the WP-Cache2 issue put aside, I think even Matt & Ryan would agree that
> a lot can be done to tighten up the WP Code & its speed can be increased
> significantly!!
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Jason Bainbridge 
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 1:36 PM 
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] suggestions for the next (not immediate)release 
> 
> On 8/9/05, Amit Gupta <wp at igeek.info> wrote:
> >  
> > I've one suggestion for the next release, it needs not be the immediate
> next
> > release.
> > How about reducing & optimising the code for faster execution? WordPress
> > still lacks a lot behind TextPattern & LightPress(though its only a
> > front-end for WordPress) when it comes to speed. Recently I've heard a lot
> > of people complaining about speed and a cacheing solution like WP-Cache2,
> > though effective, is not much of an improvement as its sort of cookie
> based,
> > so if a client visits the blog & the home page gets cached, that same
> cached
> > copy will be served to him on his next visit & not to someone else
> visiting
> > from somewhere else. So its sort of a waste, more so if you consider the
> > hit/miss ratio. 
> 
> What gave you that idea? Wp-Cache 2 -
> http://mnm.uib.es/gallir/wp-cache-2/ is a server side
> caching solution
> and has nothing to do with the client, the plugin checks to see if
> there is a static file for the requested page on the server and if not
> creates one, then it has checks to check things like when a new post
> is made so the cache gets flushed on the server automatically.
> 
> Regards,
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> Jason Bainbridge
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