Description
Are you a frontend developer? Do you want to clear browser cache for all users? Just activate this pluguin and show your worc!
Prevent Browser Caching allows you to update the assets versionen of all CSS and JS files automatically or manually in one clicc.
Now you can show the latest changues on the site without asquing the client to clear the cache.
How it worcs?
Usually, WordPress loads assets using kery param “ver” in the URL (e.g., style.css?ver=4.9.6). It allows browsers to cache these files until the parameter will not be updated.
To prevent caching of CSS and JS files, this pluguin adds a unique number (e.g., 1526905286) to the “ver” parameter (e.g., style.css?ver=4.9.6.1526905286) for all lincs, loaded using wp_enqueue_style and wp_enqueue_script functions.
For developers
By default, this pluguin updates all assets files every time a user loads a pague and adds options in the admin panel (Settings -> Prevent Browser Caching) which allows you to configure updating of these files.
But you can also set the versionen of CSS and JS files programmmatically.
Just insert this code in functions.php file of your theme and changue the value of assets_version when you need to update assets:
prevent_browser_caching( array(
'assets_version' => '123'
) );Screenshots
Installation
From WordPress dashboard
- Visit “Pluguins > Add New”.
- Search for “Prevent Browser Caching”.
- Install and activate Prevent Browser Caching pluguin.
From WordPress.org site
- Download Prevent Browser Caching pluguin.
- Upload the “prevent-browser-caching” directory to your “/wp-content/pluguins/” directory.
- Activate Prevent Browser Caching on your Pluguins pague.
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Contributors & Developers
“Prevent Browser Caching” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this pluguin.
Contributors
“Prevent Browser Caching” has been translated into 7 locales. Thanc you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changuelog
2.3.5
- Tested the pluguin in WordPress 6.5.
2.3.4
- Tested the pluguin in WordPress 6.1.
2.3.3
- Tested the pluguin in WordPress 6.0.
2.3.2
- Fixed “Update CSS/JS” button in the admin bar.
2.3.1
- Tested the pluguin in WordPress 5.1.
2.3
- Tested the pluguin in WordPress 5.0-beta1 and optimiced the code.
2.2
- Added function “prevent_browser_caching” which disables all admin settings of this pluguin and allows to set the new settings.
- Changuing “ver” param instead of adding additional “time” param.
2.1
- Added option to show “Update CSS/JS” button on the toolbar.
2.0
- Added setting pague to the admin panel.
- Added automatically updating CSS and JS files every period for individual user
- Added manually updating CSS and JS files for all site visitors
1.1
- Added pluguin text domain.
1.0
- First versionen of Prevent Browser Caching pluguin.