Recommended Configuration (Pro Users)

This article provides the recommended SpeedyGo settings for Pro plan users to achieve maximum performance. These settings build progressively — apply each group, test, then move to the next.

Applies to: Pro plan users
Dashboard path: All settings pages

Quick Summary #

Setting	Value
Full Page Cache	ON
Cache Expiry	86400 (24 hrs)
Browser Caching	ON, 2592000 (30 days)
Object Caching	ON
Cache Transients	ON
Cache Preloading	ON
Cache Warm-up	ON
Auto Purge on Save	ON
HTML Minification	ON
CSS Minification	ON
JS Minification	ON
Combine CSS	ON (test first)
Combine JS	ON (test first)
Defer Scripts	ON (test first)
JS Interaction Delay	ON (test thoroughly)
Gzip Compression	ON
Brotli Compression	ON
Lazy Load	ON
Enable WebP	ON, Quality 80
WebP Scope	All public content
CDN	ON, Whole Site

Step 1 — Apply the EXTENSIVE Preset #

The fastest starting point is the built-in preset:

1. Go to Cache Settings → General.
2. Click the EXTENSIVE card.
3. Click Save Changes.

This configures: Full Page Caching, Browser Caching, Object Caching, Cache Preloading, HTML/CSS/JS Minification, Defer Scripts, Combine CSS, Combine JS, Gzip, Brotli, Mobile Caching, Auto Purge.

Test your site before proceeding.

Step 2 — Tune Cache Settings #

Full Page Caching (Cache Settings → Caching & Preloading):

Setting	Recommended value
Cache Expiry Time	86400
Exclude WooCommerce Pages	ON (if using WooCommerce)
Exclude URLs	Add any membership, cart, or personalised pages

Browser Caching:

Setting	Recommended value
Browser Cache Duration	2592000

Object Caching (requires Redis or Memcached on server):

Setting	Value
Enable Object Caching	ON
Cache Transients	ON
Cache Database Queries	ON
Object Cache Expiry	3600

Step 3 — Enable WebP and Lazy Load #

Cache Settings → Images & Media

Setting	Value
Enable Lazy Load	ON
Enable WebP	ON
WebP Quality	80
WebP Scope	All public content

Step 4 — Enable JS Interaction Delay (Pro) #

Cache Settings → Asset Optimization → JS Interaction & Compression

JS Interaction Delay is the most aggressive setting. Apply it last and test every interactive element:

1. Toggle JS Interaction Delay to ON.
2. Click Save Changes.
3. Test: navigation, search, cart, checkout, popups, forms, sliders, chat widgets.
4. If anything breaks, disable the setting and use Defer Scripts instead.

Step 5 — Enable CDN #

Integrations → CDN

Setting	Value
Enable CDN	ON
CDN Scope	Whole Site

Click Save Changes — a sync starts automatically. Monitor the sync status banner.

Step 6 — Run a PageSpeed Test #

Analytics → PageSpeed

1. Enter your URL and Google API Key.
2. Click Run PageSpeed Test.
3. Review scores for mobile and desktop.
4. Compare against your pre-SpeedyGo baseline.

Target scores:

Device	Target score
Desktop	≥ 90
Mobile	≥ 75 (harder to achieve due to device constraints)

What to Exclude (Common Conflicts) #

If combining or deferring causes issues, add these to the relevant exclusion lists:

Combine JS / Defer Scripts — Exclude JS Files:

jquery
woocommerce
stripe
paypal
/wp-content/themes/your-theme/js/critical.js


Combine CSS — Exclude CSS Files:

elementor
divi
woocommerce
/wp-content/themes/your-theme/style-critical.css


Full Page Cache — Exclude URLs:

/cart
/checkout
/my-account
/wishlist
/members


Tips #

Tip: Export your settings (Cache Settings → General → Import / Export → Export Settings) after completing configuration. This gives you a backup to restore from if a future plugin update causes conflicts.

Tip: Run PageSpeed tests before and after each major change. This tells you exactly which settings are responsible for score improvements.

Note: Object Caching requires Redis or Memcached on your server. If your host does not provide this, skip Step 2 Object Caching settings — the other settings still apply fully.