{"id":1966069,"date":"2025-07-21T07:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1966069"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:16:37","slug":"how-to-clear-your-site-and-browser-cache-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-clear-your-site-and-browser-cache-properly\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear Your Site and Browser Cache Properly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Why Clearing Cache Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Caching helps speed up your website by storing temporary data. However, outdated cache can cause problems such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Not seeing recent changes to your site<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Broken layouts after theme or plugin updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Form or script errors after a migration or redesign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
To fix these issues, you often need to clear both site cache<\/strong> and browser cache<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Clear Your Site Cache<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’re using a CMS like WordPress<\/strong>, you likely have caching plugins or hosting-level cache. Here’s how to clear them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A. WordPress Caching Plugins<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
WP Super Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Go to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to the top header and click on Delete Cache<\/strong> menu as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
W3 Total Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Go to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to the top header and click on Performance<\/strong> \u21fe Purge All Caches<\/strong> menu as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LiteSpeed Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In your WordPress dashboard, go to LiteSpeed Cache > Toolbox<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Click Purge All<\/strong> to clear all cache types as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WP Fastest Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Go to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to the top header and click on WP Fastest Cache<\/strong> \u21fe Clear All Cache<\/strong> menu as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Breeze Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Go to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to the top header and click on Breeze<\/strong> \u21fe Purge All Cache<\/strong> menu as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WP-Optimize<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Go to your WP Admin dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to WP-Optimize<\/strong> \u21fe Cache <\/strong>\u21fe Purge Cache<\/strong> as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes, simply clearing the plugin cache isn\u2019t enough, as it can regenerate over time. We recommend excluding our plugins\u2019 files and resources from caching to prevent issues. You can refer to our list of cache-specific guides here: Caching with The Events Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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