Browser cache not clearing automatically, needs manual purging each time

  • Resolved jnthn19

    (@jnthn19)


    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thank you for creating the awesome free version of the W3 Total Cache plugin. However I’ve been having problems with it lately, and I would really appreciate if you can help me with it.

    I’m using WordPress version: 4.9.7
    W3 Total Cache version: 0.9.7

    The browser cache no longer clears automatically. After any small change to my site, the site doesn’t display properly in Chrome. The site looks awful – it’s like the CSS has gone. I can fix the problem by going to the plugin settings and manually clearing the caches. My site then appears normal again. It’s mainly Chrome that seems to be affected. I’ve tried it across several different devices: 3 PCs, 1 android & 1 iphone – the result is always the same.

    I wonder how I can get the plugin to go back to clearing automatically after changes?

    My site is hosted with InMotion. I’ve been trying to fix the problem myself for a few months now, and clearing the caches manually after making any changes on my site. And I just can’t figure out what the problem is or how to fix it.

    Thank you for taking your time out to help, I really do appreciate it.

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  • Plugin Contributor gidomanders

    (@gidomanders)

    If you go to Performance => Browser Cache, you can select the Cache Control Policy for specific types of requests. You could change it to max-age with validation and check if that helps.

    Thread Starter jnthn19

    (@jnthn19)

    Thanks very much for the suggestion @gidomanders ??

    I’ve changed the Cache Control Policy to that setting, will see if it works.

    Thread Starter jnthn19

    (@jnthn19)

    This hasn’t worked unfortunately. Any other ideas?

    Plugin Contributor gidomanders

    (@gidomanders)

    Did you set the Cache Control Policy for both CSS & JS and HTML & XML?

    If you go to Performance => Page Cache, you see the block Cache Preload. Is the option Automatically prime the page cache enabled?

    Thread Starter jnthn19

    (@jnthn19)

    Thank you for the suggestion Gido, but I’m giving up on this plugin, sorry. I’ve switched to WP Fastest Cache plugin, which is also free and it works great. All the problems I had with site security and Chrome rendering have been resolved – W3 Total Cache was the problem.

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