WPGraphQL Smart Cache with Jason Bahl

In this episode, Fran and Jeff catch up with Jason Bahl, the creator of WPGraphQL to discuss a new caching extension for WPGraphQL. Jason is a figure in the headless WordPress ecosystem that likely needs no introduction, but the group discusses some of their early experiences with headless WordPress.

WPGraphQL Smart Cache makes a user's GraphQL queries more efficient by providing network and object caching layer options for users using the plugin. Jason explains a ton of interesting technical details about the caching implementations. He digs into the following things:

Using GET/POST requests with network requests How cache invalidation works in this plugin in a nuanced wayHow Smart Cache can work with framework rendering patternsWhat other hosting companies can do to enable WPGraphQL Smart Cache on their platformHow object caching works in the plugin if you can't integrate with a network hosting layerHow a new feature called persisted queries allows you to store your queries on the server, like a SQL stored procedureConsiderations for people using plugins or extensions to store custom data

Check out the plugin in WordPress plugin repository and leave the WPGraphQL team some feedback or a review: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpgraphql-smart-cache/

Jason's Twitter
https://twitter.com/jasonbahl

Jason's GitHub
https://github.com/jasonbahl

WPGraphQL
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql

WPGraphQL Smart Cache
https://github.com/wp-graphql/wp-graphql-smart-cache

WPGraphQL Smart Cache with Next.js and Apollo by Fran Agulto
https://developers.wpengine.com/blog/wpgraphql-smart-cache-with-next-js-and-apollo