Diagnosing WordPress Changes That Still Show the Old Version Print

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WordPress itself does not include a general page cache by default, but browser cache, cache plugins, server-side caches, reverse proxies, and CDNs can all serve older content.

  1. Open the page in a private browser window.
  2. Clear the browser cache.
  3. Purge any WordPress caching plugin using that plugin’s documented controls.
  4. Purge server-side or CDN caching when those services are enabled.
  5. Confirm the edit was made in the active theme/template or the correct page/site.
  6. View the page source or asset URL to confirm which file/version is being served.

Cache should be cleared after the underlying content is confirmed correct; repeated edits to the same file are not a substitute for identifying the caching layer.


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