The Cache Purger

Description

This plugin attempts to purge all server-side caching methods.

This includes the most common caching plugins, some hosting based caches, most server based caches, built-in WordPress object caches,
and even simple file based caches.

Features

Built in automatic cache purging for the following caches:

• Plugins
  • SiteGround Optimizer, Nginx Helper, LiteSpeed Cache, Cachify, Autoptimize, Fast Velocity Minify, WP Rocket, Swift Performance,
    Comet Cache, Hummingbird, WP Fastest Cache, WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, Hyper Cache, WP Optimize, Cache Enabler, NitroPack,
    Flying Press, etc…
  • Check the changelog below for new additions…
• Hosting / CDN
  • WPEngine, Kinsta, GoDaddy Managed WordPress, Pantheon, Bluehost, Cloudways, Siteground, RunCloud, Fastly, etc…
    • Some of these are dependant on separate plugins. Please see your provider if it is necessary, or already included
    • Check the changelog below for new additions…
• Server Based
  • PHP FPM, Zend Opcache, APC and APCU, WinCache, Pagespeed Module, nGinx, Static File Caches, Redis, Memcache, Memcached, Varnish
  • Check the changelog below for new additions…
• WordPress Built-In object caching, and persistent object caching

Purges are configurable in the settings, and include the following saves/updates/trashes:
* Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Categories, Taxonomies, Widgets, Menus, Plugins, Updates, Settings & Options,
GravityForms (if installed and activated), Advanced Custom Fields (if installed and activated),
WooCommerce Settings (if installed and activated)

Screenshots

Installation

1. Download the plugin, unzip it, and upload to your sites /wp-content/plugins/ directory
   1. You can also upload it directly to your Plugins admin
   2. Or install it from the WordPress Plugin Repository
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

FAQ

Why would I need this plugin?

Do you need to manually clear your server-side caches everytime you modify your site, what about automating it, or need to do it in CLI? If yes, then this is for you.

How do I utilize the CLI cache clearing?

Shell into your server and run the command wp the_cache purge. Please note that if you are a root user, you may need to add the --allow-root argument. Also note, that if yout site is a network, you will need to add the url argument for the site you want to purge… --url=http(s)://yoursite.com

Reviews

Superior Support & Good Plugin

Skrlance July 12, 2024

Now, we got the option to purge selected type of cache only. The plugin developer swiftly updated the plugin with required features.

Purging The Cache Has Never Been More Effective!

Lawrence Ip July 11, 2024 1 reply

This plugin, in tandem with WP Rocket on WordPress.com hosting (Business Plan), does a deeper and more effective purge of my site’s cache. Sure, WP Rocket has its own purge, but it does not go as deep. This plugin really does assist in making things right. Thank you ??

Excellent support

korkylime January 25, 2023 1 reply

I have been using this plugin for over 18 months and it does eactly what it says on the tin! About 4 weeks ago It stopped working due to server upgrades on my web hosting platform. The developer was very quick to respond to my issue and helped me through a minefield to the point where it is once again working. If you need your Cache purged on a regular basis…look no further

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

2.0.11

• Add: SpinUpWP Support
• Update: Documentation with the latest additions, and a little formatting
• Update: Fastly CDN library
• Update: Action Scheduler library
• Fix: Action Scheduler calls for background jobs
• Fix: Shameless plug

1.9.89

• Verify: Core 6.7 Compatibility
• Fix: Null check for purge types
• Add: Fastly CDN Purge
  • https://packagist.org/packages/fastly/fastly
  • Understand, this brought along a PHP 8 notice about Dynamic Properties. There is nothing that I can or will do about it until Fastly fixes their library.
• Replace: Cron with WooCommerce’s Action Scheduler
  • https://packagist.org/packages/woocommerce/action-scheduler
• Add: Some new hooks
  • tcp_cron_cache_purge
  • fires when the cron cache purge is scheduled
  • tcp_cron_log_purge
  • fires when the cron log purge is scheduled
  • tcp_long_cache_purge
  • fires when the long cache purge is fired off

1.9.27

• Verify: Core 6.6 Compatibility
• Add: Support for Flying Press plugin
• Add: New setting for type of caches to be purged
• Add: Selfless plug ??

1.8.01

• Verify: PHP 8.3 Compatibility
• Fix: PHP 8.x Compatibility and Deprecated notices
• Updated: Framework JS libraries

1.7.33

• Verify: Core 6.5 Compatibility
• Update: Minimum core version 5.6

1.7.12

• Fix: missing variable on activation

1.7.11

• Optimize: Class loading with Composers autoloader and it’s optimizations
• Updated: JS libraries (codemirror, leaflet, etc).
• Improved: Some JS and CSS coding.
• Patch: PHP 8.2 compatibility, should be no more depracation notices

1.6.04

• Verify: Core 6.3 Compatibility

1.6.03

• Fix: warning for opcode cache scripts
• Fix: fatal error on log clearing in php 8+

1.5.99

• Update: FAQ
• Verify: Core 6.2 Compatibility
• Fix: cron schedule check
• Fix: issue where the file cache clearing may cause a Fatal Error in some circumstances
• Fix: long purge actions
  • remove from admin ajax
  • set as a wp cron job 1 time action created when the purges take place

1.5.22

• Fix: File caches clearing properly
  • Better performance
  • Supresses warnings

1.5.12

• Add: option to clear caches on plugin settings save
  • only works after hard refreshing after saving the settings
• Add: log viewing tab, if setting is enabled.
• Add: clear log
  • Cron based, and manual
  • manual only works after hard refreshing after saving the settings
• Fix: tcp_post_purge hook
• Add: Finally add in pure Varnish purging
• Fix: Some typos with how I was labelling the remote servers
• Update: Move Varnish and Pagespeed purging to admin ajax
  • This should help wp-admin performance

1.4.02

• Verify: Core 6.1.2 Compatibility
• Updated: Settings Field Framework
  • Fixed: Added check/uncheck all option for checkbox field.
  • Updated: Google Web Fonts array added new fonts.
  • Updated: JS libraries (codemirror, leaflet, etc).
  • Improved: Some JS and CSS coding.
• Fix: Purging action ingnores
• Update: Labelling for the ignores

1.3.11

• Fix: WP Optimize issue in PHP 8+
  • static call to non-static method
• Organized: Module methods a bit better.
• Fix: nGinx Cache purging
  • more path detections, better clearing, more efficient
• Fix: File Cache purging
  • better clearing, more efficient
• Fix: Purge Performance
  • By breaking them out into modules not only does it allow me to find and correct issues more efficiently
    the purges themselves also seem to perform quicker (happy by-product)
• Fix: Cloudflare and Sucuri purges
  • only attempts to fire off if the api info exists (:facepalm:)
• Fix: Master Purge link
  • now stays put where you click it

1.2.79

• Fix: NitroPack Purge ajaxian clear message exitting the page

1.2.66

• Add: NitroPack Purge
  • Gotcha: NitroPack has it’s own methodology for clearing out and
    managing most server based caches. As a result we cannot log items
    that it removes, overwrites, manages, or flushes on it’s purge processes.
• Add: XCache Purge
• Updated: Module structuring
• Updated: Logging actions

1.1.01

• Test: Up to 6.0 compliant
• Test: Up to PHP 8.1 Compliant
• New: Plugin Icon =)
• Updated: Settings Field Framework
  • Added: Number field “min”, “max”, “step” options.
  • Updated: Google Web Fonts array added new fonts.
  • Updated: JS libraries (codemirror, leaflet, etc).
  • Improved: Group field “custom title and prefix” option (samples added).
  • Improved: Some JS and CSS coding.

1.0.27

• Feature: WP Cron based cache purging
  • including setting custom schedules
• Feature: CLI based purging
  • Command: wp the_cache purge
• Fix: Sucuri purge logging
• Fix: Network activation check
• Fix: Master Purge showing on network admin
• Fix: Pagespeed purge performance issue
• Fix: OOM issue on WooCommerce site with lots of products
• Fix: Some hosting may require opcache.restrict_api to be configured. Disabled the warning on
  servers where it is not
• Raise: PHP version requirement, WP tested up to, and minimum required WP version.
• Add: WP REST Cache Purge

0.8.88

• Feature: Translation ready
  • Text Domain: the-cache-purger
• Feature: now compiling everything
  • Put a check in to see if we’re debugging or not to properly queue the necessary assets
• Fix: couple text items were not ready

0.8.09

• Add: Elementor CSS Auto-Regenerate
• Add: Divi Cache Purge
• Update: W3 Total Cache Clearing
• Update: WP Super Cache Clearing
• Update: Hummingbird Cache Clearing
• Update: Cache Enabler Clearing
• Update: Lightspeed Cache Clearing
• Update: Kinsta Cache Clearing
• Update: Autoptimize Cache Clearing
• Add: Siteground Hosting Cache Purge
• Add: Bluehost Hosting Cache Purge
• Add: Breezeway Hosting Cache Purge
• Update: WP Optimize Cache Clearing

0.7.22

• Fix: Strict typing for non-nullable object

0.7.21

• Fix: Issue on first config if no exceptions are selected

0.7.16

• Update: settings rewrite
  • Was conflicting with another plugin
• UI Fix: convert selectables to “chosen”
• Feature: Add API/Server settings
  • Implement: Remote Redis Clearing
  • Implement: Remote Memcache Clearing
  • Implement: Remote Memcached Clearing
  • Implement: Direct Cloudflare Clearing
  • Implement: Direct Sucuri Clearing

0.6.02

• Fixed: Admin bar menu show in for non-admin capabilities.
• Improved: Usage anywhere framework fields.
• Updated: JS libraries (codemirror, leaflet, etc).
• Improved: Some js and css coding.

0.5.57

• Verify: Core 5.9 Compatibility
• Fix: Array index set check
• Feature: Implement some new hooks
  • NOTE: The actions fire off before and after each related section. They should be self-explanatory, so I will just list them all:
  • tcp_pre_purge, tcp_post_purge, tcp_pre_hosting_purge, tcp_post_hosting_purge, tcp_pre_plugin_purge,
    tcp_post_plugin_purge, tcp_pre_wp_purge, tcp_post_wp_purge, tcp_pre_php_purge, tcp_post_php_purge,
    tcp_pre_pagespeed_purge, tcp_post_pagespeed_purge, tcp_pre_nginx_purge, tcp_post_nginx_purge, tcp_pre_file_purge,
    tcp_post_file_purge

0.4.37

• Fix: Tweak admin permissions
  • found an issue where a subsite admin could not administer
    the settings if the super-admin disabled Plugins in settings

0.4.15

• Update: Settings
• New: Manual Cache Purge

0.3.98

• Build purging methods
• Build out settings
• Build out documentation
• Build out export/import settings

0.1.01

• INITIAL