Slow loading when users logged in - a possible fix?

#1

I have a Pro version of Comet Cache and am having some serious problems with speed for logged in users.

Basically the whole site with exception of a /members/ category, and WooCommerce checkout is cached. But when a user logs in to view /members/ content then the whole site slows down. Even when I maintain a separate cache for logged in users.

So is there a way to use the regular cache (a user not logged in) for all pages with exception to certain categories such as /members/. All other pages are simple static pages and there wouldn’t be any conflicts.

I understand why Comet Cache does this but is there a way to override and control this?

Thanks.

#2

Are you running HTML compression for logged-in members? If so, that’s almost certainly what’s causing the slowdown. I definitely recommend turning HTML compression off for logged-in members.

#3

Thanks for the reply - I tried and tested that and made virtually no difference.

Would you know of a way to force comet cache to continue using the main cache on all pages with the exception of one category when a user is logged on?

It’s a small site so I could list all URLs that comet cache would ignore the logged in user so it runs the main cache and not user specific cache.

The difference is probably 3-4 seconds.

Thanks, I’m desperate as the site is due to go live very soon.

#4

I don’t know how to do that, sorry.

But I am surprised that you are still having this issue after disabling HTML compression. All that Comet Cache is left doing now is caching the static HTML as-is, which shouldn’t take anything like as long.

So I think your issue must be something to do with the content on your site. Is there something distinctive about it, whether in terms of length or images, or in terms of (say) the amount of javascript being loaded?

Also, have you tried testing one of these slow pages by making it available to logged-out users and seeing how long it takes to load?