JotCache
Version
3.2.3 (last update on Mar 13, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
54
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
8 July 2010
New combination of system plugin and management component covers tailored processing in JotCache for all types of extensions : static nad dynamic modules as well as components with static content and dynamic forms. Extended marking of cached content allows fast checking of cache operation in frontend and backend (new feature for easy selecting of cached pages which needs cache reset).
JotCache Plugin is extended replacement of standart System-Cache plugin with following enhancements :
Features of ver.3.0
* Cache management with faster opening on larger web sites – the cached files are presented with cached page titles and links, added more informations about cached page (browser type, language, non-routed query string), implemented items ordering, changed information about date/time of caching (incl. indication of expired or no more existing cache files)
* Exclusion of selected pages and template positions from page caching
* Selective use of browser cache for choosen page URI's
* Reworked plugin functions for more powerfull autoclean (garbage collection) activity and browser caching.
* New common installer for one-step installation of JotCache component and plugin in upgrade mode
* Bots/crawlers and cookies exclusion
and all major features from oldier versions of JotCache :
* Possibility to set different page caches based on user browser type. Standart options allows to have different caches for Internet Explorer browsers - IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9. All other browser types are using common page cache. When used template system has separate templates for mobile phones then here is possibility to exclude mobile users from page caching.
* Cached page content can be compressed before saving into the cache. JotCache plugin has option to compress (gzlib) cached pages before storing to the cache, therefore the web access to cached content is accelerated. Compressing function covers static (page) as well as dynamic module content.
* Possibility to clear the cache only for selected pages. With accompanied JotCache Component here it is possible to see the actual cached pages linked to used component and view. You can delete the selected cached pages (marked in component list view) leaving the rest of cached pages intact.
Hi,
I have posted this review to:
- Thank the author.
- Help someone else if they encountered the same problem.
Actually I'm relatively new to joomla. After installing joomla I have noticed joomla perfomance problems. Then I looked for a way to improve it. At the beginning I wasn't so optimistic. But when I have installed your plugin and component. Wow! It improved my site loading about 3-4 times.
The happiness didn't last so much because when I visited the articles, upon first loading everything was OK. But when I visited the same link for the second time, the images was not appeared.
So I have googled and I have found the solution in joomla forums. The problem was caused by the SEF(because I was enabled it too).
So if anyone has image broken problem after installing this plugin and enabling SEF, Just go to "Plugin manager" and change the "ystem - SEF" order by clicking the up-arrow until it becomes the first system plugin.
This worked for me and I'm so glad with the result.
Thank you again for this great job
I have posted this review to:
- Thank the author.
- Help someone else if they encountered the same problem.
Actually I'm relatively new to joomla. After installing joomla I have noticed joomla perfomance problems. Then I looked for a way to improve it. At the beginning I wasn't so optimistic. But when I have installed your plugin and component. Wow! It improved my site loading about 3-4 times.
The happiness didn't last so much because when I visited the articles, upon first loading everything was OK. But when I visited the same link for the second time, the images was not appeared.
So I have googled and I have found the solution in joomla forums. The problem was caused by the SEF(because I was enabled it too).
So if anyone has image broken problem after installing this plugin and enabling SEF, Just go to "Plugin manager" and change the "ystem - SEF" order by clicking the up-arrow until it becomes the first system plugin.
This worked for me and I'm so glad with the result.
Thank you again for this great job
This is a first class extension and the best option for page caching that I have found
The developer has done a great job of providing a really viable solution. The ability to exclude certain module positions as non cached gives the best of both worlds - fast pages and dynamic modules. Added to this, you can also exclude specific components making this a very flexible extension
The developer has done a great job of providing a really viable solution. The ability to exclude certain module positions as non cached gives the best of both worlds - fast pages and dynamic modules. Added to this, you can also exclude specific components making this a very flexible extension
It's really a kind of excelent caching plugin I've been looking for. JotCache has improved performance of my site from 5 to 10 times just out of the box. Thank you very much!
Everything works fine until you press refresh button in your browser looking at an article - all thubnails vanish...
Everything works fine until you press refresh button in your browser looking at an article - all thubnails vanish...
Owner's reply
I was looking on your web site and I found everything working inclusive thumbnials. Maybe you started initial with JotCache caching without clearing the old cached content. When you have more additional informations please do not hesitate and contact me via http://www.kanich.net/radio/site/contact.
This is a very useful extension if you care about your visitors. Needs only few minutes to configure the template and the component, but it will bring some positive result for your site.
However, I could not use it on sites with utf8-bin. Chararters became alien alphabets.
However, I could not use it on sites with utf8-bin. Chararters became alien alphabets.
Installed this yesterday and, after a couple of issues I managed to sort out with Vlado, it's working perfectly and the site is now incredibly quick to load.
Things to note for version 1.2:
-Module names can only contain a-z, A-Z or 0-9 (next release will have this fixed)
-Virtuemart must have all instances of "$mosConfig_live_site" replaced with "JURI :: base()" when used with sh404SEF and JotCache
-Plugin order is important, things like JCH Optimise (which strip out the HTML comment tag) should be placed in order AFTER JotCache or module exclusions will not work.
-Make sure to clear all site and browser caches and enable the debug cookie (mark) if things don't look right!
Things to note for version 1.2:
-Module names can only contain a-z, A-Z or 0-9 (next release will have this fixed)
-Virtuemart must have all instances of "$mosConfig_live_site" replaced with "JURI :: base()" when used with sh404SEF and JotCache
-Plugin order is important, things like JCH Optimise (which strip out the HTML comment tag) should be placed in order AFTER JotCache or module exclusions will not work.
-Make sure to clear all site and browser caches and enable the debug cookie (mark) if things don't look right!
If you want or need full control over what on your site is cahced and what isn't, then this is what you are looking for. The site I used this on went from load times between 6.85 and 10+ seconds to between 2.72 and 5.33 seconds. This site is a virtuemart site with a ton of graphics and I couldn't cache it with the stock Joomla! caching system because it was caching my shopping cart and causing all kinds of problems. After working with Vlado (he did all the work) I can now cache everything but the cart and cart module position meaning that my site screams and the cart is always correct. Honestly, this should really be the standard for Joomla!'s caching system because it allows you cache everything except what you really can't or don't want to.
Awesome job Vlado!
Awesome job Vlado!
Hello!
A really great module, really. But there's one problem which makes it painful to use, when you have different login modules.
You can't exclude specific module with the instruction for JotCache, you can only disable all "left" and all "right" modules. Etc.
I have jFusion login module on "right" position, and on other pages on "left" position. I must exclude them, because caching makes people log off after cache expires (each 15 minutes!), and when we try to log-in, "Invalid Token" message appears. No wonder, as login (and register!) modules MUSN'T be cached.
Is there a way to exclude only 1 module on the "left" and 1 module on the "right"? I can't figure it out, but we need it urgently. You can check the problem on our site: (www)ddopl(com).
I'd be VERY grateful for easy solution! Otherwise, we can't use JotCache...
A really great module, really. But there's one problem which makes it painful to use, when you have different login modules.
You can't exclude specific module with the instruction for JotCache, you can only disable all "left" and all "right" modules. Etc.
I have jFusion login module on "right" position, and on other pages on "left" position. I must exclude them, because caching makes people log off after cache expires (each 15 minutes!), and when we try to log-in, "Invalid Token" message appears. No wonder, as login (and register!) modules MUSN'T be cached.
Is there a way to exclude only 1 module on the "left" and 1 module on the "right"? I can't figure it out, but we need it urgently. You can check the problem on our site: (www)ddopl(com).
I'd be VERY grateful for easy solution! Otherwise, we can't use JotCache...
Owner's reply
I looked on your website. The easiest way is here to exclude both "left" and "right" positions from caching. Then all modules on these positions are not cached. When you like to cache all others moduls but exclude only Login module from catching then split your template on more positions on left as well as right side (on your web site - left1,left2,left3,right1,right2,right3) and assign Login module to left2 respectively right2 positions. For left2 and right2 use jot marking tags
One of the simplest but working cache extension. But the component part must be more powerful. For example, it will be useful if one can mark a cached content (а page) as ignored by cache plugin in the same way as one can mark a cached content now. Or ignore cache by the component and so on.
Anyway 5 stars!
Anyway 5 stars!
Owner's reply
I agree with you. Excluding of components with possible list of excluded views is now part of JotCache ver.1.1.
5 Stars! I didn't expect anything as I tried so many Cache-Tuning tools, mostly with strange effects and problems. And here - no problems... It works so well and speeds the page up a lot, reduces the server- and MySQL Load. Very helpfull to exclude certain module-positions from caching. Thank you! Johannes
The problem with performance plugins is, that they cost server power while being processed. So it's not easy to produce code, that is light enough, to let your site benefit from it's enhancements. This one does the job better than any plugin, i ever tested before including the commercial ones (and i think i tested them all). If you can use it together with "qcache" your site will load lightening fast. Great!
thank you!
Matthias Klees
thank you!
Matthias Klees
This caching system is almost perfect.
It's easier to configure than the joomla standard caching system when it comes to caching of modules. Maybe it's my lack of proper knowledge, but Joomla's standard cache can have strange behaviour and documentation is very poor at Joomla (about their caching).
With JotCache I can finally put those times behind me. It works as it says and documentation is very clear.
Keep up the good work!
It's easier to configure than the joomla standard caching system when it comes to caching of modules. Maybe it's my lack of proper knowledge, but Joomla's standard cache can have strange behaviour and documentation is very poor at Joomla (about their caching).
With JotCache I can finally put those times behind me. It works as it says and documentation is very clear.
Keep up the good work!
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