Installation und Einrichtung von W3 Total Cache für Einsteiger

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2. hisweeto says

   Jan 29, 2015 um 11:50 am

   after installation of W3TC i cant upload imgs from my web profile page .. please help

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3. Manolis says

   Jan 28, 2015 um 3:06 pm

   hi,
   how i can restore my settings to default? how i can restore the redirect of cdn.mydomain.com to my default domain name???

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4. Ashutosh Kumar Gupta says

   Dez 9, 2014 um 6:24 am

   I have recently uploaded wordpress in two new sites. While configuring w3 total cache, I am cannot enable page cache after so many attempts. Other websites are working fine.

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5. Hansjörg Leichsenring says

   Dez 3, 2014 um 10:38 am

   Hi, do you have any tipps of how to make W3 Total Cache and AdRotate work together? It seems to be a horrible Task.
   Cheers from Germany
   Hansjörg

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6. WPBeginner Staff says

   Dez 2, 2014 um 5:18 pm

   You can add your shopping cart page as an exception in w3 total cache. Under Performance > Page Cache scroll down to advanced section where you will find the option ‚Never cache the following pages‘. For example, if your eCommerce plugin uses a page cart for checkout, then simply enter “cart/” to exclude that page or “cart/*” to exclude that page and all sub-pages. (Without the quotes, of course.)

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7. Marou Wing says

   Dez 2, 2014 um 8:26 am

   Hi Guys, thank you for the awesome article, it made my site much faster than before! However I have encountered with a little issue. My site has webshop and the checkout page (due to the Credit Card payment option) has https (I have my own SSL hosted by RapidSSL). So the checkout page (I assume because of the SSL is totally messed up when the W3TotalCache is enabled, no formats, no pictures, no colours only text…) How can I fix this issue, do you have any recommendation? Thank you, Marou

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8. WPBeginner Staff says

   Nov 21, 2014 um 2:21 pm

   We haven’t noticed any significant conflicts on any of our websites where we use it. Even then, if you come across a conflict then notify the plugin author by using the support tab on the plugin’s page.

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9. adeem jan says

   Nov 20, 2014 um 2:31 pm

   Thanks for writing this tutorial on how to setup and decrease a blog load time using W3 total cache.

   I use this same plugin on one of my blogs, the resulting speed of the blog is awesome.

   Although, i have seen many people complain about this plugin that it sometimes conflict with other wordpress plugins.

   I don’t know if you have experienced this in person?

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10. Roger Phillips says

    Nov 7, 2014 um 12:30 am

    Hi thanks for the video I enjoyed it, I’ve used w3 total cache for over 5 years on all four of my personal sites and I honestly have to say I’ve alway had better luck 90% of the time using it right out of the box, less likely to break other function that way. Kind of the risk vrs rewards factor and that normally persuades me to just use it out of the box. After watching this video and decided to give the settings you requested a try, You helped me out quite a bit. My site went up in speed from 82% to 97% page speed, and yslow score went from 72% to 93%, thanks for the setting can’t wait to try them on my other sites!
    Fish

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11. Arif Ahmed says

    Okt 18, 2014 um 8:57 am

    I used W3 cache through my developer. My site was acting weirdly, it does not load properly on first instance and when I refresh the page it is loaded properly. This happens with every page. When I told my developer, he told me that it because my internet speed is slow and the page is not able to serve from cache. So why is this happening ? Any clue

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12. Rachael says

    Sep 27, 2014 um 12:31 pm

    Like the previous person Ss, I am new to WP and I followed this plugin tutorial video (aside from the minify, CDN stuff). I got the same message at the top of my pages in wp admin: „The setting change(s) made either invalidate the cached data or modify the behavior of the site. now to provide a consistent user experience. “ Why did this happen and Should I dismiss it or click on the empty cache button? Help, Please!

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13. imssarl says

    Sep 23, 2014 um 11:56 am

    I installed that way, but my site design is all messed. I have my blog installed on a subdomain: blog.mydomain.com ; what should I set for the cdn? cdn.blog.mydomain.com?

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    • Jimmy says

      Okt 14, 2014 um 8:07 am

      Yes, that’s how you do it. But I would prefer example.com/blog/ for better SEO.

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14. Salud Casera says

    Aug 30, 2014 um 6:15 pm

    I followed the instructions for beginners and all it tooks was three clicks to set it all up (if you are not using CDN). It would be good to have a more advanced version of this post.

    Edit : After testing for speed, it only made my website slower.

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15. bemed says

    Aug 18, 2014 um 5:52 am

    I mean I installed W3 Total Cache on the Network Admin but it does not show on the website that I want it to be active.
    Does it handles multi-site installations or it only works individually?

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16. bemed says

    Aug 18, 2014 um 5:49 am

    Hoe does it work on a multi site installation?

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17. WPBeginner Staff says

    Aug 1, 2014 um 5:58 pm

    Take a look at this URL:

    http://site1.example.com

    In this URL site1 is a subdomain of example.com

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18. Macca Sherifi says

    Jul 30, 2014 um 1:49 pm

    Hi guys,

    Great article, but what exactly do you mean about the subdomains? Any info would be appreciated!

    Cheers,

    Macca

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19. Chad Rogez says

    Jul 11, 2014 um 4:56 pm

    That was just what I needed. Made the setup much easier and the details allowed me to understand what the purpose of each function was. Thanks for the details!

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20. Kristine says

    Jul 2, 2014 um 7:56 pm

    Hi, thank you for the tips! I read on some blog, they check all the setting (minify, database cache, etc) without explain what the function does..

    Just setup my w3 today

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21. Ashutosh Bhardwaj says

    Jun 26, 2014 um 5:33 am

    Hi, This was a great step guid, well i was searching something like disabling w3tc adding query string to my images inserted in post. Actually it breaks the lightbox effect. There seems to be not an option on panel
    Anyway Gud Post

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22. md says

    Jun 23, 2014 um 4:41 pm

    This was extremely helpful. W3TC has some of the most non-intuitive settings I have ever seen.

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23. Ss says

    Mai 14, 2014 um 10:03 am

    Thanks for this tut, I’m pretty new to wp and all this helps a great deal! I installed and activated this plugin as per your post (aside for the CDN part). However the following message appears at the top of all pages in wp admin: „The setting change(s) made either invalidate the cached data or modify the behavior of the site. now to provide a consistent user experience. “
    Should I dismiss this or click on the empty page cache button?

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24. Erin Singh says

    Mai 12, 2014 um 10:50 pm

    Thank you for posting this tutorial. The W3 Total Cache that I installed displays this General Setting. Does this General Setting need to be enabled as well?

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25. Craig says

    Apr 22, 2014 um 2:28 pm

    Very helpful post! Been using W3TC for quite awhile, but configuring a CDN can be a little tricky. This guide made it a breeze. Thank you!

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26. Fauzul says

    Apr 14, 2014 um 4:03 am

    Luckily found this short tutorial, my blog page load increased severely after setting up the caches. Now I know better what to turn on and what cache to leave disabled. On shared hosting, in my opinion it’s only good to turn on page cache and browser cache.

    Now going to try it with a CDN. Hopefully things can improve further.

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27. Susan says

    Apr 4, 2014 um 8:21 pm

    Hi,

    I using a wp multi site install and Cloudflare but I just cannot find any instructions on how to configure W3.

    When activated network wide there is nowhere to add individual distributions for each sub domain.

    Or else I’m missing something!

    Any help is much appreciated

    cheers

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Apr 4, 2014 um 11:56 pm

      You will find CloudFlare available as an extension under Performance » Extensions. After activating CloudFlare extension you will be able to see its settings.

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      • Ejaz Khan says

        Apr 14, 2014 um 6:33 am

        Thanks!

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28. Sharon says

    Mrz 27, 2014 um 12:30 am

    Awesome article! Just what I was looking for – my site is on Hostgator and I’d love to use both W3 Total Cache and Max CDN. Perfect.

    BUT I got lost at the point of creating subdomains. I just don’t understand what that means or how to create one. Just make one up? Find one somewhere on my site. Very confused.

    My site is slow – it gets a C at best on GTMetrixs, and I’m preparing to do a big campaign. I need help.

    Do ya’ll offer support services? I saw that you do free blog set ups. Would accept payment to help set these up for me?

    Sharon

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    • avgjoegeek says

      Mai 4, 2014 um 12:34 am

      Sharon – dunno if you received help on this or not? Feel free to contact me if its still not resolved.

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29. Mike Hirst says

    Mrz 19, 2014 um 4:46 pm

    Thanks so much for this article. My site is blazing fast now!

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30. Zubair says

    Mrz 18, 2014 um 6:59 am

    Hi ! its a nice plugin . but i installed WP Fastest cache instead , so now i am facing a little problem with this . i have used contact form 7 with really simple captcha but after installing the WP Fastest Cache the captcha image is broken in the website. so how to get rid of this or if i install w3tc will i overcome this problem.

    Regards

    Zubair

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    • Ashutosh Bhardwaj says

      Jun 26, 2014 um 5:36 am

      That might be the reason, because in order to make everything cachable, ur plugin might have added a query string as suffix to image name, and it broke.
      Ask plugin support, they will help for sure

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31. Philip Verghese Ariel says

    Mrz 5, 2014 um 12:41 am

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    I am bookmarking this page.
    Have a wonderful time.
    Best Regards
    Philip

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32. Alex says

    Mrz 2, 2014 um 3:22 pm

    thanks guys for your awesome job.

    In the dashboard W3 gives a tip to upgrade to Pro for $99. However all the functions you described can be checked without upgrade.

    Then what this upgrade is for? – should i go ahead and purchase the upgrade?

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    • avgjoegeek says

      Mai 4, 2014 um 12:35 am

      That is for their „Pro“ Service. If you use Genesis framework they will offer additional ’special‘ caching and monitoring to help speed up your site more. Most people do not need this.

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    • Ashutosh Bhardwaj says

      Jun 26, 2014 um 5:38 am

      So u need not purchase it simple

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33. Carla says

    Feb 22, 2014 um 11:36 pm

    I’ve been trying to set up this plugin for ages. I just left the default settings and it was very helpful. Now that I have additional settings checked, my site is super speedy. Thanks so much! I did not set the CDN though because I have ClourFlare enbaled.

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34. David Geer says

    Feb 18, 2014 um 9:13 am

    I am at the step where I configure the CDN section in W3TC. I added cdn.davidgeer.com and clicked add cname. It added it and said it was reserved for CSS. Then another field popped up to add another CNAME and it said it is reserved for js in . Should I keep adding each of my consecutive cnames to the available cname fields that pop up here in W3TC and then save settings?

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Feb 19, 2014 um 12:58 am

      You need to add CNAMEs you created with MAX CDN.

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      • Adam Lindsey says

        Feb 27, 2014 um 6:45 pm

        I seem to be having an issue as well. There is the long CNAME url.url.netdna.cdn.com that works, but if I use the cdn.tnmedia.com, cdn1.tnmedia.com, etc. It doesn’t work. Isn’t it better to have JS files pulling form one subdomain and have another pulled form a different one or am I way off base here?

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35. Joe DeCaro says

    Jan 31, 2014 um 12:42 pm

    I love your site. I installed W3TC and set it up as you suggested. I’m on shared hosting. Now that it is installed, I’m getting emails from readers saying they can’t see our latest posts as they go up.

    Did I do something wrong?

    I set the browser cache settings step by step as you advised.

    What may have cause this new issue for my readers since installing the W3?

    Thanks.

    My site is MetsmerizedOnline.com

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36. Osnilton Mozarino says

    Jan 27, 2014 um 4:09 pm

    Thanks for the great article!!! As usual very well written and informative.
    Question: I now have a pretty clear idea about CDN, however for a regional or national only web site, will it still be benefitial to use it, as the hosting server(s) are already in the main cities, say close enough? As it seems to be a great thing for international web sites.
    Thank you

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Feb 6, 2014 um 10:03 pm

      Yes if u live in a big country like US. If you are in a small country then no.

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37. Himanshu Goel says

    Jan 22, 2014 um 5:22 am

    Hey I have tried installing and managing with this plugin and I don’t own a cdn. do this plugin works with cdn better or we can try some extra efforts in settings to make this work better without cdn.

    Should we actually use caching plugin if we are not running up with cdn services (I am involving every cache plugin)

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Jan 22, 2014 um 12:00 pm

      W3 Total Caches works without CDN and is still very useful. However, using a CDN service will further boost your page load time.

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38. Zalmey says

    Jan 20, 2014 um 1:48 pm

    My Question is that, will I get better performance from W3TC without MaxCDN & CloudFlare. Does anyone using it with these 2 and having a good load time?

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    • avgjoegeek says

      Mai 4, 2014 um 12:37 am

      If setup properly? W3TC/MaxCDN and Cloudflare can significantly speed up your website.

      I used W3TC to configure to use MaxCDN. Then did a manual install for CloudFlare, You don’t need to configure it within W3TC. And it is fast… very fast once it’s all setup!

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39. Andy Crichton says

    Jan 4, 2014 um 6:49 am

    Great article. I know just about enough to get myself in trouble, so I did ask the MaxCDN guys a lot of questions before and during setup. I asked a couple of times about the subdomains, I said it sounds cool and logical to have the 4 extra to serve certain files „instantly“ – they said the difference in delivery is almost non existent, like 10ms. So I havent bothered. Have you really seen a significant difference with / without the 4 subdomains at work?

    thanks

    PS I didnt know about your affiiation before I signed up to MaxCDN, but anyone reading, wow, the company is brilliant! There was an issue with my forum plugin – when the CDN was installed, the theme broke if you did a quote, and also members couldnt login. MaxCDN analysed it and I gave them admin access and they sorted it. Also the delivery of the site (hosted in Colorado) now in Europe is down from 4 secs to 1.5 according to pingdom.

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Jan 6, 2014 um 3:47 pm

      Andy, its up to you, we would say that every millisecond counts.

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40. Sherif says

    Dez 20, 2013 um 6:16 pm

    Hi,

    Thanks for your time writing this, it is very helpful and i setup W3TC but after that i started getting a strange error about database connection lost every time i try to post new post or edit and existing one,any clue what should i do or where to start looking around

    If i disabled the plugin, this error message is not showing any more and i am able to post normally

    Sherif

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Dez 21, 2013 um 2:57 pm

      Try turning off Database Caching, if that does not work, then you can try to optimize your WordPress database using phpMyAdmin.

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41. Donna Caissie says

    Dez 11, 2013 um 2:13 pm

    I installed Total Cache several weeks ago, and since then, using my backend has been a nightmare. Every time I tried to do anything in the backend, my browser (Firefox) would hang. I finally deactivated Total Cache today, and now my backend works just ducky.

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42. Hayslan says

    Dez 4, 2013 um 4:20 pm

    Hey guys, what do you think of leaving somewhere in the post – maybe at the end, a ‚log‘ of what section / topic went updated?

    A long time ago I read this article and now for example I have no idea at what point it went updated.

    Would not it be helpful? Let me know!

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43. Cynic says

    Nov 27, 2013 um 5:06 am

    Great article. Thanks for sharing.

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44. Savvas says

    Nov 26, 2013 um 1:00 pm

    Does it work ok with wp multisite??

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Nov 27, 2013 um 9:25 am

      w3 total cache supports multisite

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45. Steve says

    Nov 26, 2013 um 11:17 am

    I’ve tried several times to install caching plugins (both W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache) and in every case, my overall site performance takes a major hit as soon as the plugin is activated/configured.

    This time, I followed the instructions to the letter as shown above. However (as has occurred in every other time I’ve tried), load time throughout the site has at least tripled.

    The one thing I didn’t do in every case is get a CDN, due to the cost involved.

    So my question is this.. do the caching plugins only work in conjunction with a CDN?

    If so, is there any other way to speed up performance (aside from the obvious – removing plugins, etc). I use WP Optimize regularly.

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    • WPBeginner Support says

      Nov 27, 2013 um 9:30 am

      There could be some server configuration problem on your host’s end.

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      • Steve says

        Nov 28, 2013 um 3:56 pm

        Could you give me more details on what to ask about? My hosting service service is usually good about that sort of thing, but I’d need to know specifically what to ask about.

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        • Andrew says

          Dez 5, 2013 um 3:50 pm

          Turn off database caching if you are on shared hosting, it will bring your speed back up.

46. Abhisek says

    Nov 22, 2013 um 9:23 pm

    I am planning to go for maxCDN but, i have a dilemma that, i use a sub-domain to store all my media files something like this – media.example.com. As a result Wp-Smush it plugin no more works and i have to compress images myself using png-gauntlet software in windows. Will this sub-domain also create any problem in switching to maxCDN ?

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47. Manasseh Copinger says

    Nov 22, 2013 um 9:28 am

    Great post really like every single post from you.

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48. Shahraar Khan says

    Nov 22, 2013 um 1:57 am

    Very nice tutorial . But I personally like wp Super cache

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49. Jeremy Myers says

    Nov 21, 2013 um 3:15 pm

    First, where is your „after“ screen shot from Pingdom? That „before“ test was pretty dang good, and I am curious to see if it actually improved.

    Second, I have done a lot of testing between W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache. I agree with W3 has more options and seems to be a better plugin, but with W3, my server response time nearly tripled! It went from about .25 seconds to almost a full second. Why is this?

    Third, what about Cloudflare integration? Any suggestions one way or the other?

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    • Denise Blackman says

      Nov 24, 2013 um 11:14 pm

      Hi Jeremy. I don’t have the answer to the increased response time of your server with W3, but I had the same problem. Mine, however, was even more severe, with an increase to almost 1.25 sec. I wish someone could answer this. My host provider has no answer either. My personal guess is that the server that is hosting my account, which is a shared server, is over taxed. It is normally what happens when an account suddenly has major performance issues.

      In reference to CloudFlare, I have tried to integrate it, but had problems with my theme. I had to disable it. It made way too many changes to my CSS. I don’t know a lot about CloudFlare, and it sounded great. I just couldn’t figure out a way to make it work with my theme at all.

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50. Dmitriy says

    Nov 21, 2013 um 1:06 pm

    Great article, very detailed!
    If someone has any questions regarding MaxCDN feel free to ask me.

    Thank you

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    • Alex says

      Mrz 2, 2014 um 3:26 pm

      Dmitry,

      Due to localized business activity my website is set for a specific location, Moscow Russia. That said I don’t expect people from other cities to bother me. Do you think I still should go for the MaxCDN?

      Thanks

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51. Raghu says

    Nov 21, 2013 um 10:10 am

    One more step for MaxCDN : Add noindex to cdn contents to prevent Google from indexing CDN contents which will create duplicate content issues.

    It’s under Zones > Pull zones > SEO

    Check enable and use custom robots (with default code for robots.txt)

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    • Alex says

      Mrz 2, 2014 um 3:30 pm

      Raghu,

      thanks for the heads-up. Do you mean I need to edit robots.txt or there are just default options that I need to check in Zones > Pull zones > SEO section?

      The necessity to touch robots.txt kind of scares me as I am not a coder.

      thanks

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