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LiteSpeed Cache 7.8.1 Released
What’s new in LiteSpeed Cache 7.8.1
Released: Apr 1 2026
Active installations: 7,000,000
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.5
Requires PHP 7.2
Changelog
- CDN Fixed Cloudflare API key type detection for the compatibility w/ the new key format.
Previous releases
7.8.0.1 — Mar 17 2026
- Object Cache Improved Object Cache resilience: auto disable when connection fails, network subsites fallback to database, and dropped TTL setting to respect never-expired transients.
7.8 — Mar 3 2026
- Cloud Changed Health service to run asynchronously.
- Object Cache Dropped Store Transients option. Transients now always use Object Cache when available, preventing potential database bloat from expired transients not being cleared. (ravanh)
- Media Added extension check for WebP/AVIF replacement efficiency – only processes jpg/jpeg/png/gif, skips svg/ico/bmp etc.
- Media Added WebP/AVIF support for macOS Safari >= 16.4. (PR#948)
- Media Fixed pie chart not displaying in media library.