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Page caching is the single highest-impact performance improvement available to a WordPress site. Instead of running PHP and querying the database on every request, Aero stores a fully rendered HTML copy of each page and serves that copy directly to anonymous visitors — reducing server response times from hundreds of milliseconds to single-digit milliseconds in most cases.

How Aero Caching Works

When an anonymous visitor lands on your site, Aero checks whether a cached version of that page exists. If it does, Aero serves the cached HTML immediately, bypassing WordPress, PHP, and the database entirely. If no cached version exists — for example, after a fresh publish or a cache purge — Aero renders the page normally and stores the result for future requests. Cache invalidation is handled automatically. Whenever you publish, update, or delete a post or page, Aero purges the cached version of that content so the next visitor always receives the most current HTML. Browser caching complements this by sending Cache-Control headers with static assets (images, CSS, JS), instructing visitors’ browsers to store those files locally and skip re-downloading them on repeat visits.

Caching Settings

Navigate to WordPress Admin → Aero → Cache to review and adjust the following settings.
Toggles full-page HTML caching for anonymous (logged-out) visitors. This setting is on by default and should remain enabled for virtually all sites. Disabling it forces WordPress to rebuild every page from scratch on each request.
Sends Cache-Control and Expires headers with static assets so visitors’ browsers cache those files locally. Reduces repeat-visit load times significantly and decreases bandwidth usage.
Controls how long Aero keeps a cached page before considering it stale and re-generating it on the next request. The default is 24 hours. Lower this value if your site content changes frequently; raise it for sites that update infrequently to maximize cache hit rates.
After a full cache purge, Aero automatically crawls your site’s sitemap to rebuild cached pages before a real visitor requests them. Enable this to keep cache hit rates high immediately after purges, especially on sites that receive steady traffic.

Excluding Pages from Cache

Some pages — like checkout, account, or cart pages — should never be served from cache because they contain user-specific content. Use cache exclusions to prevent Aero from caching those URLs.
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Open Cache Exclusions

In your WordPress Admin, go to Aero → Cache → Exclusions.
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Add URLs or URL patterns

Enter the paths you want to exclude, one per line. You can use exact paths (e.g., /checkout) or wildcard patterns (e.g., /account/*) to match multiple URLs at once.
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Add query strings or cookie names

If certain query parameters or cookies indicate a personalized or dynamic response, add them to the respective exclusion fields. Any request carrying a matching query string or cookie will bypass the page cache.
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Save your changes

Click Save Changes. The exclusions take effect immediately for new requests — no cache purge is required.

Purging the Cache

There are two ways to clear Aero’s page cache, depending on how quickly you need to act. Quick purge — admin bar: Click Purge Cache in the WordPress admin bar at the top of any admin page. This clears all cached pages site-wide in one click and is the fastest option when you need to push changes live immediately. Full purge — Aero settings: Navigate to Aero → Cache and click the Purge All button. This also clears all cached pages and gives you the option to trigger a cache preload immediately after clearing, which is useful after large content updates or theme changes.
Logged-in users always bypass the page cache — this is by design. WordPress sets authentication cookies for logged-in users, and Aero recognises those cookies as a signal to serve a live, uncached response. This ensures that administrators and editors always see the latest version of their content.
If you’ve made changes to your site — updated a page, changed a menu, or switched themes — and visitors still see the old version, purge the cache from the admin bar. The change will be visible to all visitors immediately after the purge completes.