Redis Object Cache for WordPress

A persistent object cache backend powered by Redis®¹. Supports Predis, PhpRedis (PECL), Relay, replication, sentinels, clustering and WP-CLI.

Object Cache Pro

A business class Redis®¹ object cache backend. Truly reliable, highly optimized, fully customizable and with a dedicated engineer when you most need it.

• Rewritten for raw performance
• 100% WordPress API compliant
• Faster serialization and compression
• Easy debugging & logging
• Cache prefetching and advanced analytics
• Fully unit tested (100% code coverage)
• Optimized for WooCommerce, Jetpack & Yoast SEO
• And much more...

Installation

To get started, please see the installation instructions.

FAQ & Troubleshooting

Answers to common questions and troubleshooting of common errors can be found in the FAQ.

Configuration

The Redis Object Cache plugin comes with vast set of configuration options. If you're unsure how to use them read the installation instructions.

Configuration constant	Default	Description
WP_REDIS_HOST	127.0.0.1	The hostname of the Redis server
WP_REDIS_PORT	6379	The port of the Redis server
WP_REDIS_PATH		The path to the unix socket of the Redis server
WP_REDIS_SCHEME	tcp	The scheme used to connect: tcp or unix
WP_REDIS_DATABASE	0	The database used by the cache: 0-15
WP_REDIS_PREFIX		The prefix used for all cache keys to avoid data collisions (replaces WP_CACHE_KEY_SALT), should be human readable and not a "salt"
WP_REDIS_PASSWORD		The password of the Redis server, supports Redis ACLs arrays: ['user', 'password']
WP_REDIS_MAXTTL	0	The maximum time-to-live of cache keys
WP_REDIS_CLIENT		The client used to communicate with Redis (defaults to phpredis when installed, otherwise predis), supports phpredis, predis, relay
WP_REDIS_TIMEOUT	1	The connection timeout in seconds
WP_REDIS_READ_TIMEOUT	1	The timeout in seconds when reading/writing
WP_REDIS_IGNORED_GROUPS	[]	Groups that should not be cached between requests in Redis

Advanced configuration options

Configuration constant	Default	Description
WP_CACHE_KEY_SALT		Deprecated. Replaced by WP_REDIS_PREFIX
WP_REDIS_FLUSH_TIMEOUT	5	Experimental. The timeout in seconds when flushing
WP_REDIS_RETRY_INTERVAL		The number of milliseconds between retries (PhpRedis only)
WP_REDIS_GLOBAL_GROUPS	[]	Additional groups that are considered global on multisite networks
WP_REDIS_METRICS_MAX_TIME	3600	The maximum number of seconds metrics should be stored
WP_REDIS_IGBINARY	false	Whether to use the igbinary PHP extension for serialization
WP_REDIS_DISABLED	false	Emergency switch to bypass the object cache without deleting the drop-in
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_ADMINBAR	false	Disables admin bar display
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_METRICS	false	Disables metrics collection and display
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_DROPIN_CHECK	false	Disables the extended drop-in write test
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_DROPIN_AUTOUPDATE	false	Disables the drop-in auto-update
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_GROUP_FLUSH	false	Disables group flushing with Lua script and uses flushdb call instead
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_BANNERS	false	Disables promotional banners and notices
WP_REDIS_DISABLE_COMMENT	false	Disables HTML source comment
WP_REDIS_SSL_CONTEXT	[]	TLS connection options for tls or rediss scheme
WP_REDIS_MANAGER_CAPABILITY		The capability a user must have to manage the plugin

Unsupported configuration options

Options that exist, but should not, may break without notice in future releases and won't receive any support whatsoever from our team:

Configuration constant	Default	Description
WP_REDIS_GRACEFUL	false	Prevents exceptions from being thrown, but will cause data corruption
WP_REDIS_SELECTIVE_FLUSH	false	Uses terribly slow Lua script for flushing
WP_REDIS_UNFLUSHABLE_GROUPS	[]	Uses terribly slow Lua script to prevent groups from being flushed

Connections

Connecting over Unix socket

define( 'WP_REDIS_SCHEME', 'unix' );
define( 'WP_REDIS_PATH', '/var/run/redis.sock' );

Connecting over TCP+TLS

define( 'WP_REDIS_SCHEME', 'tls' );
define( 'WP_REDIS_HOST', 'master.ncit.ameaqx.use1.cache.amazonaws.com' );
define( 'WP_REDIS_PORT', 6379 );

Additional TLS/SSL stream connection options for connections can be defined using WP_REDIS_SSL_CONTEXT:

define( 'WP_REDIS_SSL_CONTEXT', [
    'verify_peer' => false,
    'verify_peer_name' => false,
]);

Connecting using ACL authentication

define( 'WP_REDIS_PASSWORD', [ 'username', 'password' ] );

Scaling

Redis Object Cache offers various replication, sharding, cluster and sentinel setups to users with advanced technical knowledge of Redis and PHP, that have consulted the Predis, PhpRedis or Relay documentation.

Relay

Relay is a next-generation cache that keeps a partial replica of Redis' dataset in PHP's memory for ridiculously fast lookups, especially when Redis Server is not on the same machine as WordPress.

define( 'WP_REDIS_CLIENT', 'relay' );

define( 'WP_REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1' );
define( 'WP_REDIS_PORT', 6379 );

// when using Relay, each WordPress installation
// MUST a dedicated Redis database and unique prefix
define( 'WP_REDIS_DATABASE', 0 );
define( 'WP_REDIS_PREFIX', 'db3:' );

// consume less memory
define( 'WP_REDIS_IGBINARY', true );

Replication

https://redis.io/docs/management/replication/

define( 'WP_REDIS_CLIENT', 'predis' );

define( 'WP_REDIS_SERVERS', [
    'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?database=5&role=master',
    'tcp://127.0.0.2:6379?database=5&alias=replica-01',
] );

Sharding

This is a PhpRedis specific feature using RedisArray.

define( 'WP_REDIS_CLIENT', 'phpredis' );

define( 'WP_REDIS_SHARDS', [
    'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?database=10&alias=shard-01',
    'tcp://127.0.0.2:6379?database=10&alias=shard-02',
    'tcp://127.0.0.3:6379?database=10&alias=shard-03',
] );

Redis Sentinel

https://redis.io/docs/management/sentinel/

define( 'WP_REDIS_CLIENT', 'predis' );

define( 'WP_REDIS_SENTINEL', 'my-sentinel' );
define( 'WP_REDIS_SERVERS', [
    'tcp://127.0.0.1:5380',
    'tcp://127.0.0.2:5381',
    'tcp://127.0.0.3:5382',
] );

Redis Cluster

https://redis.io/docs/management/scaling/

define( 'WP_REDIS_CLIENT', 'phpredis' );

define( 'WP_REDIS_CLUSTER', [
    'tcp://127.0.0.1:6379?alias=node-01',
    'tcp://127.0.0.2:6379?alias=node-02',
    'tcp://127.0.0.3:6379?alias=node-03',
] );

WP CLI commands

Redis Object Cache has various WP CLI commands, for more information run wp help redis.

Command	Description
wp redis status	Shows the object cache status and diagnostics
wp redis enable	Enables the object cache
wp redis disable	Disables the object cache
wp redis update-dropin	Updates the object cache drop-in

Actions & Filters

Redis Object Cache has various hooks and the commonly used ones are listed below.

Filter / Action	Description
redis_cache_expiration	Filters the cache expiration for individual keys
redis_cache_validate_dropin	Filters whether the drop-in is valid
redis_cache_add_non_persistent_groups	Filters the groups to be marked as non persistent
redis_cache_manager_capability	Filters the capability a user needs to manage the plugin

Footnotes

¹ Redis is a registered trademark of Redis Ltd. Any rights therein are reserved to Redis Ltd. Any use by Redis Object Cache is for referential purposes only and does not indicate any sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation between Redis and Redis Object Cache.