Joomla have a native cache and Gzip compression system, that’s a good start. Speed Cache comes over as a natural improvement of the Joomla page cache system with a lot of performance, compatibility and features enhancement.
To be more specific Speed Cache brings: a powerful static page caching, compatible with user sessions, a full browser cache system, a preloading cache system and a URL inclusion cache control. Some handy tools are also part of the extension like the activation for logged in and logout users, an auto-index for caching URLs and an automatic cache cleaner on specified actions. Everything is under control from the Speed Cache dashboard.
Speed Cache main features
- New static cache system
- Activate a full browser caching system
- Cache automatic regeneration after cleaning
- Check and fix Joomla inbuilt optimization (cache and Gzip)
- Fix Joomla Expire Headers
- Speed cache URL Autoindex activation
- Check for PHP version
- Auto Clear all cache on admin and frontend actions