Re:WordPress 3.6 arrives with better post locking, built-in ...
by jacques_chester on Friday August 02, 2013 @12:22AM
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> So in theory, they're only doing a few time comparisons of extra work per request.
And if a plugin has registered a long-running function, you're kinda screwed.
> Also - I haven't looked too deep into WP's implementation, but are they actually doing it on page load?
Yep.
> I've had my shared hostgator plan handle a couple of top page HN post with no additional caching installed, which makes me think it's probably not a problem for most people running WP.
And if a plugin has registered a long-running function, you're kinda screwed.
> Also - I haven't looked too deep into WP's implementation, but are they actually doing it on page load?
Yep.
> I've had my shared hostgator plan handle a couple of top page HN post with no additional caching installed, which makes me think it's probably not a problem for most people running WP.
HostGator install WP Supercache by default.