update, this was partly me being a n00b and not realizing that the new relic integration requires several pieces of configuration outside w3tc… as opposed to the cloudflare setup which only requires an account and api key.
having said that, the w3tc/rew relic integration logic might be improved by refusing to “enable” the new relic features if the prerequisites aren’t in place.
also enhance the w3tc config page to draw attention to the fact that new relic integration requires several pieces of configuration outside w3tc