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Include nav menu caching

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php

Research direction

Start by reviewing the repository contents and the linked VIP menu caching plugin to understand the existing plugin entry points and compatibility requirements. Define done as supporting cached navigation-menu generation for large menus on WordPress.org installs, with coverage for custom walkers if the existing project provides tests or examples.

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Description

enhancement

With a large menu structure (and maybe a custom walker or two) nav menus can take quite a long time to generate, and they will be regenerated on every page.

VIP has a menu caching plugin for WordPress.com that can probably be easily made compatible with WordPress.org installs

Dominant language
PHP
Stars
31
Forks
7
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