If you’ve used Joomla before, you may be aware that there are built-in caching features which you can activate to reduce the number of expensive database calls needed to render a page. This feature is also available to your own custom code, whether that be in the form of components, modules, or plugins. The actual mileage for this feature may vary due to the speed of the server and what Joomla decides to cache. Personally I think Joomla’s use of caching, specifically how they use it for articles, leaves something to be desired. The downsides include content that doesn’t get [...]