Getting lots of traffic to your blog is awesome. Getting so much traffic to your site all at once that your server, or shared account buckles and shuts down your site is not so awesome. Luckily, there’s a great, free WordPress plugin called WP Super Cache to help you avoid problems like that.

WP Super Cache saves your site by serving up static html versions of your webpages instead of turning the crank and generate a new php file for every visitor. You can think of it like a painting in a museum. If every time someone wanted to see a piece of art the artist had to repaint it the demand would be too much too handle. Instead, the painting is created once and stays there for everyone to see, no matter how many people crowd around at once to see it.

This plugin has been a lifesaver for me at critical times. The last thing you want your potential, new readers to see is a big “Internal Server Error” message instead of your blog, especially when something so important to warrant this flood of traffic is happening. You need your site up and running so you can serve that hotly desired content and your ads. Downtime = lost readership = lost present and future revenue.

If you’re uncertain about using the Super Cache plugin you can always check with your hosting company and they’ll likely be eager to confirm if it’s working because that helps take the load off their backs too.

Download and install the free WP Super Cache plugin. I highly recommend it.

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