LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager is a cPanel tool that finds the WordPress sites in your account and lets you turn LiteSpeed Cache on or off and flush the cache for each, without logging in to each WordPress dashboard. It is handy when you manage several sites.
Before you start
- cPanel access on an MdmHost account.
- At least one WordPress site in the account. For one site, you can also manage the plugin from WordPress itself (see configuring LiteSpeed Cache).
Open the tool
- Log in to cPanel.
- Go to cPanel → Advanced → LiteSpeed Web Cache Manager. You can also search for LiteSpeed in the cPanel search bar.
Note: If the icon is missing, the feature may be hidden in your package. Ask your provider or reseller to enable it.
Scan for WordPress sites
- Open the WordPress Cache section.
- Click Scan. The tool searches your home directory for WordPress installs.
- Each site appears with its path, its LiteSpeed Cache status and actions.
Enable or disable LiteSpeed Cache
- Click Enable next to a site to install (if needed) and activate the LiteSpeed Cache plugin with default settings.
- Click Disable to deactivate it, for example while troubleshooting a layout problem.
- Use Mass Enable or Mass Disable to change all sites at once.
Enabling from here gives you good defaults. Fine-tuning, such as CSS/JS optimisation, is done inside WordPress (see page optimisation settings).
Flush the cache
- Click Flush LSCache for a site, or use the option to flush the whole account.
- Flushing removes stored pages; the next visitor gets a fresh page and it is cached again.
Tip: Flush the cache after changing a theme, menus or widgets that appear on every page. Content updates to single posts are purged automatically by the plugin.
Status meanings
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Enabled | Plugin active; pages are cached. |
| Disabled | Plugin installed but inactive. |
| Not installed | WordPress found but no LiteSpeed Cache plugin. |
| Error / flagged | The tool could not read the install, often due to permissions or a broken wp-config.php. Excluded from mass actions. |
Troubleshooting
The scan finds nothing
The site may be in an unusual folder or have a non-standard wp-config.php location. Install the plugin from WordPress instead.
Site looks broken after enabling
Default caching rarely breaks sites, but optimisation settings can. Disable the plugin, flush the cache, then see LiteSpeed Cache troubleshooting.
Frequently asked questions
Does this change WordPress settings?
Enabling activates the plugin with its default settings. Your own settings in the plugin are kept when you disable and re-enable it.
Can resellers use it for customers?
Each customer uses it in their own cPanel. Resellers can open a customer's cPanel from WHM to do it for them.
Does flushing the cache slow the site?
Only briefly. The first visitor to each page waits for PHP to build it; after that it is cached again.
Is the tool needed if I only have one site?
No. With one site, the LiteSpeed icon in the WordPress admin bar does the same job. The cPanel tool shines when you manage many installs.
Can it cache sites that are not WordPress?
The scan only manages WordPress. Other apps use their own LSCache plugins or .htaccess cache rules.