mwpmiller

I really appreciate your insights on this.
I have changed some of the lockout settings to be less restrictive.
I scheduled the preloader to be the same as the cache lifespan and increased lifespan to 12 hours from 3.

https://www.localbizus.com

So should I
1) reduce the number of files
2) shorten the lifespan to less than 3 hours
3) change the pages that are cached

I guess I had some confusion that the growing cache was related to activity by crawlers. It’s likely not actual searches by a person. My maps API was hijacked recently and while it’s now restricted I am still wary.

Multiple times a day I receive notifications that my security plugin (Wordfence) has blocked login attempts and crawlers.

Thanks for the help with this

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5157 listings (it’s a business directory site)

Do you have a link to the webpage (frontend)? – Are you asking for the site URL?