The first thing that you’ll need to configure is the general setting of the plugin. This tab helps to enable and disable all the features that you’ll configure in detail when you use the plugin on the site later on.
This option allows you to enable every W3 Total Cache feature. It’s the best option for complete optimization of your blog site. But, most people don’t opt for this option as every feature is not usable for the site.
This feature lets you enable the preview mode. You’ll be able to test changes before you deploy them into your live site.
It’s important to enable this feature as it’ll improve your website performance. Choose the Disk Enhanced option, which is generally the default option in the plugin.
Minify feature can shrink the code of your site without losing any functionality. It improves the page load speed which gives your site good exposure in the web space.
You can use enable minify to decrease the file sizes for better performance. If you are using other plugins for the compression of files, then you can disable it.
You can enable the feature with shared hosting. But, if your dashboard or blog is running slow, you always have an option to disable it. Enable the object cache and choose the disk method.
Keep the CDN disabled as it’s best to configure it at a later stage. Most people choose to configure it with the use of Cloudflare. Again, this depends on your WordPress blog site’s requirements.
It helps to speed up your blog by caching the static resources in your page visitor’s browser. The feature eliminates the need to reload the need for static content on the site. Enable this option for better performance.
Reverse proxy and debug: Disable
This feature requires an advanced private hosting option so leave this disabled as it will not affect your site. Unless you are making any changes or debugging your site, you should leave this option disabled. This would add unnecessary codes to your site so it can be confusing.