{"id":718,"date":"2025-12-23T07:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=718"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:14:27","slug":"installing-litespeed-cache-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/installing-litespeed-cache-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing LiteSpeed Cache in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LiteSpeed Cache<\/strong> is a caching plugin that integrates directly with the LiteSpeed web server. On mybox, LiteSpeed is the default web server on all plans \u2014 which means the plugin works at the server level, not just as a software layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">? <strong>WordPress installed via mybox panel?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2868095825\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If WordPress was installed using the mybox panel&#8217;s automatic installer or the <strong>AI Website Builder<\/strong>, LiteSpeed Cache is already included. Skip to the Default settings section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/installing-litespeed-cache-in-wordpress\/#Installing_the_plugin_manually\" >Installing the plugin manually<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/installing-litespeed-cache-in-wordpress\/#Default_settings\" >Default settings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installing_the_plugin_manually\"><\/span><strong>Installing the plugin manually<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Log in to your <strong>WordPress admin panel<\/strong> (yourdomain.com\/wp-admin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3.<\/strong> In the search box, type LiteSpeed Cache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong> on the <strong>LiteSpeed Cache<\/strong> plugin (by <em>LiteSpeed Technologies<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin-1024x336.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin-1024x336.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin-1536x504.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-lscacheplugin.png 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.<\/strong> Once installation is complete, click <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plugin is also available for manual upload from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/litespeed-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress plugin repository<\/a> \u2014 download the .zip file and upload it via <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Default_settings\"><\/span><strong>Default settings<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After activation, LiteSpeed Cache applies a default configuration that covers basic page caching. For most WordPress websites, the default settings provide a noticeable improvement in page load times without any further configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to fine-tune the cache settings \u2014 for example, to exclude specific pages, configure object caching with Redis, or set up image optimization \u2014 these options are available in <strong>LiteSpeed Cache \u2192 Settings<\/strong> in your WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/what-is-redis\/\"> What is Redis and how does it work on mybox?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-onethird-callout-box onethird-callout-wrap\"><div class=\"onethird-callout onethird-callout--hint\" style=\"--ot-bg:#EAFFF7;--ot-border:#C8E8D8;--ot-text:#6F7C88;--ot-title:#384048;--ot-body:#6F7C88;--ot-icon:#384048;border-radius:6px;padding:16px\"><div class=\"onethird-callout__head\"><span class=\"onethird-callout__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M2 10h4v12H2V10zm20 1c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2h-6.31l.95-4.57.02-.2c0-.26-.11-.5-.29-.68L13.17 2 7.59 7.59C7.22 7.95 7 8.45 7 9v11c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h8c.82 0 1.54-.5 1.84-1.22l3.02-7.05c.09-.23.14-.47.14-.73v-2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"onethird-callout__title\">Early Access<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__body\">LiteSpeed Cache is available in early access for all WordPress installations. 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