How to add Codedragon Smartcache in Wordpress

• To install correctly this codedragon-smartcache.zip .
• Fisrt Download the codedragon-smartcache.zip to your computer
• Extract/Open codedragon-smartcache.zip to Your Computer.
• Then, Find readme.txt file inside codedragon-smartcache.zip and Open readme.txt .
• Now, Read the Requirements of this plugin. Which Wordpress Version and PHP Version are required to run this Plugin in Your Wordpress Site.
• Then, Follow the Tips Below.

Step-1 : Download " codedragon-smartcache.zip " to Your Local Computer.

Step-2 : Then, Login to your " yourdomain.com/wp-admin " Dashboard.

Step-3 : Then, Click on " Plugins " + " Add New " from left Side Menu of Dashboard.

Step-4 : Now, Click on " Upload Plugin " button.

Step-5 : Now, Browse " codedragon-smartcache.zip " Downloaded plugin from your computer, Where you downloaded " codedragon-smartcache.zip " According to Step – 1 Above then, click on " Install Now "

Step-6 : Now, Click on " Active Plugin "

Step-7 : Then, See left Side Menu. " Codedragon Smartcache " folder is added on left Side Menu. Now, Click on " Codedragon Smartcache " folder.

Noted that: If you do not see " Codedragon Smartcache " folder on left Side Menu then, see at left Side Menu " Settings " or " Tools ".

Step-8 : Now you configure yourself oR Watch video tutorial below about Codedragon Smartcache Configurations and Settings or How to work " Codedragon Smartcache " in your WordPress site.

After Activated Plugin According to Step-6 then,

1. Go to " Plugins " + " Installed Plugin " from Wordpress Admin Panel Leftside Menu.
2. or Direct go to: https://yourdomain/wp-admin/plugins.php
3. Then, Find " CodeDragon SmartCache " Activated Plugin from Plugin List.
4. Then, Click on " Settings " from Plugin that is CodeDragon SmartCache
5. Now, Edit/Add/Config the setting and Click on " Save Changes " button,

We’ve made getting started with SmartCache simple. Once installed and activated, the optimal settings are enabled by default. There are a couple of ways to install SmartCache:

From within your site

1. Go to the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
2. Click on ‘Add New’
3. Enter ‘SmartCache’ in the search box
4. Install and activate the plugin

Manually

1. Download SmartCache or purchase SmartCache Premium at www.codedragon.ca
2. Upload smart-cache to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
4. Go to the SmartCache admin menu to customize your setup

NGINX Notes

After activation, SmartCache will create a configuration file called ‘smartcacheopt.conf’ in the site’s document root (folder where wp-config.php is located). This file contains several optimizations to help NGINX serve your site faster. This configuration fille will need to be linked to the site’s main system file, normally found in the /etc/nginx/sites-available folder. The following command will need to be added to this system file:

include /var/www/examplesite.com/htdocs/smartcacheopt.conf;

Uninstallation

1. Go to the ‘Tools’ tab in SmartCache and choose whether to clear the caches and/or delete settings when the plugin is deactivated
2. Deactivate the plugin on the ‘Plugins’ page in WordPress
3. Delete the plugin
4. Optionally remove the optimizations between the # BEGIN SmartCache Optimization and # END SmartCache Optimization tags in the .htaccess file
5. Delete the /wp-content/uploads/sc_vault and /wp-content/uploads/sc_vault_mobile folders