LSCache Plugin for OpenCart 3.0.4.0 + Journal 3 Theme – Experience & Feedback

Hi everyone,

I’m running OpenCart 3.0.4.0 with the Journal 3 theme and considering installing the LSCache module from GitHub to take advantage of my LiteSpeed Enterprise server.

Has anyone here used this plugin with OpenCart 3.0.4.0, especially with Journal 3?
I’ve asked Journal 3 support, and they haven’t tested this setup, so I’m not sure about compatibility.

Here is the plugin I’m referring to: LSCache OpenCart 3.0 Plugin

I’m interested in hearing about your experience, any performance improvements, and potential caveats or issues with carts, checkout, or dynamic pages.

Would love to get some feedback before I implement it on my live store.

Thanks in advance!

If your theme caches and your server caches ( and the there is ocmod refreshing) you are causing se real caches of caches of cached loops - so first do you know what caches when and what order you need to do the so if you edit something you can refresh the whole system - a. Adding another layer of caching may or may not speed up your site, it may make is slower. What it will do is cause you difficulties in updating your site. B. Opencart is fast - your theme is slow - it has built in caching really to hide the problem - want a fast website - don’t use a heavy theme - c. You would be far better looking at paying for a better server (and I do not private server your host will offer - I mean a better host) d. another area you would be better at looking at is cdn e. Another area you would be better looking at is why your site is slow and fix it - or hire someone who can

I can tell you my experience for my stores.

What I did is cache (home, category, product pages) as static html.
Process is as simple as downloading the page to a separate folder on the server and serving it to the users.

Downside:
-logged in users get live/dynamic pages
-urls with ? query strings are not cached automatically (I did a few manually thou)
- have to add few lines of javascript to refresh cart of guests (will give them to you)
- have to refresh pages on demand (use automation for this task, but its not free)

Upside:
- server stress reduced by a lot
- aggressive bots don't clog the server anymore
- server response time (TimeToFirstByte) reduced from 800ms to 15ms
- module does not touch the installed system at all
- has its own separate SIMPLE cache management panel
- works on all versions, upgrade proof

If you are interested PM me and I will send you my live site with it running.