Rebuilding the Cache automatically

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I have just finished a site that is pulling in all it's content via xml feeds from 3rd party sources. The built in c5 caching is working really nicely to help speed up the site - I have all the caching options switched on, which is giving me good results.

I have an issue that when the cache gets cleared, the first time each page is then loaded it will load very slowly whilst it is cached again. I've run into this problem a bit on other sites, but it's more of an issue on this one due to volume of data.

Does anyone know any way to automate this process to avoid it happening to an end-user? ie. to automatically go through a site and access each page via http in order to build up a full site cache?

drbiskit
 
enlil replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
enlil
I've used JohntheFish's Cahe Filler add-on in the past with some luck. It may be helpful for you as well...
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/cache-filler/...
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drbiskit
Thanks enlil - I hadn't seen that addon before. Will road test it and see if works out.

Also looking into using a cron for this so will post back any results I find here.
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drbiskit
** Update **

I've now fully tested JohntheFish's Cache Filler add-on and it works perfectly for this purpose - recommended!