Our Page Cache Exclusion module to optimize the cache of your Drupal project

If we hold Drupal so close to our hearts, it’s especially because of its modular architecture. Every Drupal site is built on a core to which you can add modules that extend or modify its features, a bit like building blocks assembled according to your needs. This system allows you to:

• Add features without starting from scratch (authentication, SEO, API management, caching, etc.),
• Adapt the CMS to specific business uses (intranet, e-commerce, editorial portals, etc.),
• Save time with solutions that have already been tested, documented, and maintained by the community.

In other words, you’ve got every advantage being part of a community as large and active as Drupal, as it lets you benefit from the contributions of experts from around the world and collaborate on open source projects.

This open, collaborative approach makes Drupal a particularly robust, scalable, and sustainable ecosystem for ambitious web projects.

Drupal’s internal cache system is powerful, but it can also become counterproductive when it stores:

• Error pages (404),
• Requests from bots or spammers,
• Highly dynamic content (pages with exposed filters, complex views…),
• Sections of the site where caching causes more problems than it solves.

Result: an overloaded cache_page table, declining performance, and a site that is harder to maintain.

In fact, our Page Cache Exclusion module allows you to stay in control of what Drupal does (or does not) cache.

• Excludes certain URLs from the cache as needed.
• Prevents the database from filling up unnecessarily.
• Optimizes the overall site performance, especially under heavy traffic.

This is a stable, contributed module compatible with Drupal 9, 10, and 11, and covered by the official Drupal security policy. Our team provides documentation and regular updates.

Once installed, you access a simple interface in Drupal to:

1. Exclude pages with URL parameters (for example /search?filter=...)
2. Define exact paths to exclude
3. Avoid caching 4xx errors, which are very often caused by bots

Examples:

/mypage/xxx
/yyyypage/*
/search/*
/myform/

Interface accessible from:
/admin/config/development/performance/page_cache_exclusion

• Reduced cached volume stored
• Optimized loading times
• Quick and granular configuration
• Lower risk of database overload

With Composer:

composer require drupal/page_cache_exclusion
drush en page_cache_exclusion

Or via the Drupal back office, in the "Extend" menu.

Whether it’s for an audit, advanced cache configuration, or load testing, we support you in implementing a fast, clean, and well-optimized Drupal. Contact us for a demo or a free assessment of your architecture!