In this article, we’re gonna run through the different ways to clear the cache on your WordPress Website but first let’s start with Cleaning your Browser Cache.
This is relatively easy to do but you have to keep in mind that you’re only clearing your Local Browser’s Cache and if this affects your website’s visitors, clearing just your Browser’s Cache is never going to fix the issue.
In popular browsers like Google Chrome, you head over to settings, then search for Cache, you should see a Clear Cache button.
If the problem persists on more than 1 browser or Computer, you should then clear your WordPress Cache Plugin’s Data.
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Let’s Run Through How to Clear Cache on Some of the Most Popular plugins:
WP Rocket
For WP Rocket, all you have to do is to navigate to their settings page, and right there in the main dashboard to the right is a button that says clear cache.
Click on the Clear Cache Button and you should be done.
W3 Total Cache
W3 Total Cache lets you control each kind of Caching but if you’re on the Settings Page, simply click on Save Settings and Purge Cache.
Even if you didn’t make any changes whatsoever, that should also do the trick. You could also visit your W3 Total Cache Plugin Dashboard and simply click on empty all caches, and the job is done.
WP Super Cache
For WP Super Cache, you can perform a manual Cache Purge by clicking a button on the settings screen called Delete Cache.
With that, you’ve managed to clear your WordPress Website’s Cache using WP Super Cache.
WP Fastest Cache
With WP Fastest Cache, all you need to do is open the Plugin’s dashboard, click on the Delete Cache Tab and you should see 2 large buttons.
The first one is labeled Delete Cache which it does and the second one has labeled Delete Cache and Minified CSS and JS files which can prove to help if the issue persists.
You can also view the two options by hovering on the Delete Cache tab as seen in the last image above, that’s much faster.
After Clearing Cache using WordPress Plugins and changes you make to your site aren’t still visible try these steps:
Clear Server Cache
Your host may be using cache plugins on the server without telling you. The control you have over Server Side Caching will depend on your host.
You may be able to clear it in your host’s option settings in your CPanel and if the settings aren’t provided, the host may clear it for you if you contact support, and again each Host is different.
It’s recommended you read their documentation to find out how they handle server-side caching.
Reverse Proxy
If you’re using an HTTP reverse Proxy such as Varnish and the cached version of your site will expire after a short time and your new content will be displayed.
You can adjust the time for the cache to expire in your provider’s settings.
To purge the cache manually, you can use a plugin such as Varnish HTTP purge now called Proxy Cache Purge.
CDN
If you’re using a Content Delivery Network like Ezoic, the process is the same with one caveat.
It’s better not to purge the entire cache, the process will vary depending on the host and the most popular CDN is Cloudflare.
All you have to do is find the settings tab within your CDN setting and you should see a Clear or Purge Cache button.
Simply click on the button and your CDN will clear all your site’s Cache and start regenerating them.
FAQs
Should you Clear Cache in WordPress?
If you’ve made some major changes to your WordPress website, clearing your cache will enable your visitors view the changes, since old cache will keep showing them an old version of the site.
What Happens when you clear WordPress Cache?
Clearing your WordPress Cache will help your website’s visitors see the updated version of your site. It’s however adviced to clear your WordPress Site’s Cache regularly; when there’s a comment, a new post and an updated design, etc.
How do I Clear my WordPress Cache without Plugins?
If you wish to clear your WordPress Cache without any plugin, open your Hosting cPanel and then open File Manager and Navigate to Public_html > wp-content > Cache, then delete all the content from the Cache Folder.
Do not delete the Cache Folder, you should only clear the contents inside…
What are the downsides of clearing WordPress Cache?
The only downside of clearing WordPress Cache is that it could slow down the page loading speed for a returing visitor.
By now, we all know how Cache works. Once a returning visitor hits your site, their device will download the required cache resources all over again and since the cache stored before has expired, it’ll need time to load your content.
In Conclusion
I believe that I’ve completely exhausted the different ways which you can use to clear your Site’s entire cache and fix any issue your site may be facing.
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