FAQ

Should I use this?

There are tons of caching plugin on the repository. Wonder Cache is one of simplest and compatible with multisite.
If you don’t want to deal with settings or running a multisite on shared hosting or where the persistent object caching is not available, give it a try.

Why was this written?

First of all, you need to understand why Batcache had written.

Batcache was written to help WordPress.com cope with the massive and prolonged traffic spike on Gizmodo’s live blog during Apple events. Live blogs were famous for failing under the load of traffic. Gizmodo’s live blog stays up because of Batcache.

But, Batcache depends on the object caching and it’s not simple to install as a plugin for the end-user. So, Wonder Cache is a fork of Batcache that written for almost same purpose.

Which one is better? Batcache or Wonder Cache?

Depends on the situation. If you are running your website on multiple servers and able to configure memcached pool, go with Batcache.
Other than, if you are running on single server or maybe shared server and don’t have much memory; use Wonder Cache.

Where the name comes from?

It comes from Wonder Woman.

Is it fastest caching solution?

Nope! If you are able to configure; go with varnish.
If you are good at the server, you can use nginx micro caching or page caching that supports apache rewrite. (e.g Powered Cache )
There is always vice/versa when you bring a new tool or adding complexity.