{"id":6680,"date":"2025-06-11T12:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=6680"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:02:45","slug":"how-to-enable-varnish-cache-for-wepanel","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-enable-varnish-cache-for-wepanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Varnish Cache for WePanel\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to <strong>enable Varnish Cache in WePanel<\/strong>. Varnish Cache is a tool that <strong>makes websites load faster<\/strong> by <strong>saving copies of web pages and content<\/strong>. When someone visits a site, Varnish can quickly show them the saved version instead of asking the server to build the page again. This helps websites handle more visitors at once and makes browsing smoother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To get started, you first need to log into the WePanel through your Online Control Panel. Unsure how to do so? Follow our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-access-your-control-panel\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the section titled <strong>Files<\/strong>, then select the<strong> File manager <\/strong>panel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-21.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-21-300x92.png 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-1024x267.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-1024x267.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-1536x401.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-4-2048x534.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Select <strong>New File <\/strong>in the menu bar at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-22.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-22-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-22-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-22-50x23.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Four<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the drop-down menu that is presented to you, select either <strong>PHP<\/strong> or <strong>TXT<\/strong> as the file type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-23.png 933w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-23-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-23-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-23-50x21.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div 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Our Support team are here to help and ready to assist you with your enquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For assistance raising a support request please follow the following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-open-a-support-enquiry\/\"><strong>guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, we will show you how to enable Varnish Cache in WePanel. Varnish Cache is a tool that makes websites load faster by saving copies of web pages and content. When someone visits a site, Varnish can quickly show them the saved version instead of asking the server to build the page again. 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