Does Full Page Cache Warmer replace Magento Full Page Cache?

Does Full Page Cache Warmer replace Magento Full Page Cache?

Full Page Cache is the caching mechanism that stores generated page content so that subsequent requests can be served faster without Magento having to generate the page from scratch each time. Depending on the environment, this may be Magento Built-in Cache, Varnish, Fastly, or another supported caching solution.

Full Page Cache Warmer (Amasty FPC Warmer) does not store cached pages itself. Instead, it sends requests to your store's URLs, similar to real customer visits, so that the configured caching mechanism can generate or refresh cached page content in advance.

For more details on the warming process, see How does Full Page Cache Warmer work?

In short, the Full Page Cache stores cached page content, while the Full Page Cache Warmer triggers page requests to populate that cache in advance. The extension therefore requires an existing caching mechanism to be configured and does not replace Magento Built-in Cache, Varnish, Fastly, or another caching solution.