Surge
Surge is a very simple and fast page caching plugin for WordPress.
Overview
Compatibility
Installation instructions
Customer support & learning resources
Changelog
Main benefits
Quicker requests
Faster load times
No configuration required
Automatic cache invalidation
Handles high traffic
About this plugin
Categories: Performance Optimization
Version: 1.1.0
Last updated: 03-02-2024
WordPress version: 5.7
Tested up to: 6.4.5
PHP version required: 7.3
Languages: Deutsch, Español [+3]
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Overview
Surge is a WordPress plugin designed to optimize website performance by generating and serving static HTML files, significantly speeding up requests, load times, and reducing the time to first byte (TTFB). The plugin is incredibly user-friendly, requiring no configuration or options, and functions seamlessly on any properly configured hosting platform. By storing cached files on disk and automatically invalidating them upon site updates, Surge ensures your site remains current with minimal hassle. Impressively, performance tests reveal that Surge can handle between 1000 to 2500 requests per second at 100 concurrent on even modest servers, providing a speed increase of over 70 times compared to a standard WordPress setup.
Improved Performance
- Generates and serves static HTML files
- Quicker requests and faster load times
- Shorter time to first byte (TTFB)
No Configuration Required
- Works out of the box
- No options to set up
- Compatible with any well-configured hosting platform
Automatic Cache Management
- Cached files are stored on disk
- Automatically invalidates cache when site is updated
High Load Handling
- Handles 1000-2500 requests per second at 100 concurrent
- Performs efficiently on a small single-core server with 1 GB RAM
- Over 70 times faster than a stock WordPress install
Rating and reviews
skeeterseatery
28 Feb, 2024
I wanted to extend my deepest appreciation for your invaluable contribution. Your Surge Cache plugin has revolutionized the performance of my website. Amidst the challenges of compatibility issues between FlyingPress and WP Rocket with Sucuri WAF, your plugin emerged as the beacon of hope.
Previously, grappling with other caching plugins led to severe CPU spikes, pushing my site to the brink of breakdowns. While perfmatters provided some relief, I still needed a lightweight page cache plugin to navigate peak traffic periods seamlessly.
Enter your Surge Cache plugin.
Its seamless integration with my site has not only bolstered its speed but also its overall performance. I am now confident that my website remains steadfast and responsive even during the busiest of times.
Thank you, from the depths of my heart, for crafting such an exceptional tool. Your unwavering dedication to enhancing website functionality is truly commendable.
With warm regards,
Greg
silzsyk
22 Sep, 2023
Hello, for this plugin to work must the fpassthru function be activated or not? There is a difference?
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Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems)
19 Jul, 2023
Over the years, I’ve looked at all the top caching plugins, and never found one that I liked. They were either too complex, too finicky, or tried to do too many things.
Surge just works, and it works great.
Update: I ran some basic performance testing of the same sample content with and without Surge activated.Surge increased my Requests per second by a factor of 21x and reduced my time per request by a factor of 25x.
Beyond that, Konstantin has been amazing as far as support goes for a free plugin. Besides addressing issues and requests, he’s gone above-and-beyond at helping work through issues, to the point of looking at where we are using Surge and making additional configuration recommendations. If it were possible to give 6 stars, I would!
This topic was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems).
This topic was modified 6 months ago by Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems).
Timi Wahalahti
24 Jan, 2023
This plugin works! Install, activate, and check WP_CACHE value and boom – your site is fast!One nice feature that is happening under the hood is caching of specific REST API requests. That makes, for example, dynamic parts of the site with javascript filtering blazingly fast.
James
10 Jan, 2023
I almost gave up on finding a WP cache plugin that ONLY did that… cache! Everything is bloated with minify, CDN, image optimize, and a bunch of features I just don’t need because we have those taken care of otherwise.
