{"id":1523,"date":"2026-08-03T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:38:06","slug":"improving-wordpress-performance-with-redis-object-caching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/improving-wordpress-performance-with-redis-object-caching\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving WordPress Performance with Redis Object Caching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-redis-object-caching\">What Is Redis Object Caching?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Redis is an in-memory database caching system that speeds up WordPress by storing frequent database query results in RAM. Instead of querying the database every time a page loads, WordPress fetches stored results instantly from Redis\u2014significantly reducing server load and page load times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"is-redis-right-for-your-site\">Is Redis Right for Your Site?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> E-commerce (WooCommerce), membership sites, blogs with high traffic, or sites with heavy database queries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Benefits:<\/strong> Faster page loads, reduced CPU load, and better capacity to handle traffic spikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-request-redis-installation\">How to Request Redis Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Redis runs at the server system level and requires engineer support to install and configure safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to request setup:<\/strong> Open a support ticket and provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Domain Name<\/strong> (e.g., <code>yourdomain.com<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WordPress Directory<\/strong> (e.g., main domain or <code>\/blog\/<\/code>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Setup Time:<\/strong> Installation is usually completed within 1\u20132 hours during business hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"configuring-redis-in-wordpress\">Configuring Redis in WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once our engineering team confirms installation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install &amp; activate the <strong>Redis Object Cache<\/strong> plugin (or configure Redis in <strong>W3 Total Cache<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; Redis<\/strong> and click <strong>Enable Object Cache<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will see a <strong>Connected<\/strong> status verifying that Redis is active and caching database queries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re still experiencing issues after trying the steps above, please contact our support team and we&#8217;ll be happy to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Redis Object Caching? Redis is an in-memory database caching system that speeds up WordPress by storing frequent database query results in RAM. Instead of querying the database every time a page loads, WordPress fetches stored results instantly from Redis\u2014significantly reducing server load and page load times. Is Redis&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel","category-domains","category-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1531,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions\/1531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}