How to Enable GZIP and Brotli in LiteSpeed Cache on cPanel
Posted about 8 months ago 4.9kCompression Advantages
Reduce size: GZIP ~70%, Brotli up to 90% for text files.
LiteSpeed Cache Plugin
WordPress → LiteSpeed Cache → Page Optimization → Media Settings → Enable compression.
Enable GZIP
Default on LiteSpeed – ensure 'Compress CSS/JS/HTML' is on.
Enable Brotli
Via QUIC.cloud
LiteSpeed Cache → General → QUIC.cloud → Link account → Enable Brotli.
Server Level (Admin)
LiteSpeed WebAdmin → Configuration → Tuning → Enable Brotli compression.
Verification Table
| Type | Header to Check | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| GZIP | content-encoding: gzip | Browser dev tools |
| Brotli | content-encoding: br | Network tab |
| Both | br,gzip priority | Accept-Encoding header |