How to Enable LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager on cPanel?

LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager is a tool that lets website owners and administrators manage and optimize server-level caching for websites that are hosted on LiteSpeed Web Server. Its main function is to improve the website performance by reducing page load times and server resource usage, which results in better user experience.

This blog explains how to enable the litespeed web cache manager on cPanel.

Steps to Enable LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager

1. Log in to cPanel

2. Locate LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager

Navigate to the “Advanced” or “Software” section, In the cPanel dashboard.

Find and select the LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager icon.

3. Access LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager

Select the icon to open the tool. This tool lets you manage and configure the caching for your websites.

4. Enable LiteSpeed Cache

In the LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager, find the Enable LiteSpeed Cache.

Select this option to activate caching for your account or specific domains.

5. Save Changes

After configuring settings, click Save or Apply to make sure your changes are applied.

6. Verify Cache Activation

To confirm caching is active:

Check your website’s HTTP headers for LiteSpeed cache indicators using browser developer tools or online header checkers.

7. WordPress-Specific Setup

If your site uses WordPress:

Choose the WordPress Cache section within the LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager.
Choose Scan to detect all WordPress installations.
Select the installations you wish to enable caching for and click Enable.

8. Monitor and Adjust

Monitor your website’s performance and revisit cache settings as required to optimize speed and resource usage.

FAQ’s

How to check if LiteSpeed cache is working?

To check if LiteSpeed cache is working. You need to review the response headers first, it is basically the information that is returned by the server to you once you access a specific page of the site. After you open the developer tools, go to the Network tab and refresh the site (F5).

How to check if LiteSpeed is used

Right-click on the page you want to check and choose inspect from the context menu.
Select the network tab in your browser’s developer tools.
Refresh the web page to reload all resources for the page.

How to disable LiteSpeed Cache Options

Go to LiteSpeed Cache > Settings.
See various tabs like General, Cache, and Page Optimization.
Turn OFF all options.

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