Browser Caching with .htaccess WordPress Plugin
With Browser Caching you can tell Browsers when your files usually change, e.g. every month, every week, etc. This will fasten up your website because Browser will only make requests to your Server after the declared time. PageSpeed is a Google Ranking Factor so it is important to have a fast website. There a several ways to enable Browser Caching. This Plugin uses Expires. The following code will be added to your .htaccess file:
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/xhtml-xml "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
Expire
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Usage of Browser Caching with .htaccess over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 161 to 133 — down 28 (-17.4%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 133 | -9 |
| June 2024 | 142 | -4 |
| May 2024 | 146 | +3 |
| April 2024 | 143 | +7 |
| March 2024 | 136 | -1 |
| February 2024 | 137 | +2 |
| January 2024 | 135 | -9 |
| December 2023 | 144 | +1 |
| November 2023 | 143 | +1 |
| October 2023 | 142 | -1 |
| September 2023 | 143 | -7 |
| August 2023 | 150 | -7 |
| July 2023 | 157 | -4 |
| June 2023 | 161 | — |
Themes used with Browser Caching with .htaccess
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Salient |
| 2 | Divi |
| 3 | Genesis |
| 4 | Impreza |
| 5 | Avada |
| 6 | Twentysixteen |
| 7 | Enfold |
| 8 | Classipress |
| 9 | Twentyfourteen-child |
| 10 | Twentyfourteen |
| 11 | Mh-magazine-lite |
| 12 | Vantage |
| 13 | Hueman |
| 14 | Dynamik-gen |
| 15 | Wp_woo_gomarket |
| 16 | Yorks |
| 17 | Hero |
| 18 | Hero-child-01 |
| 19 | Twentyeleven |
| 20 | Bebo-theme |
Sites running Browser Caching with .htaccess
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