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<p>Most Cloudflare integrations for WordPress give you only one option: purge everything. That is the nuclear option, and it is more expensive than it looks.</p>
<h4>What happens when you purge everything</h4>
<p>When you purge the entire cache in Cloudflare, every cached page is cleared at once — but Cloudflare does not rebuild those caches for you. A page is only re-cached <em>after</em> the next time someone requests it. That first request following a purge is a cache miss: it travels all the way back to your origin server, which is slow to render, and that visitor waits for the full render. Only the <em>next</em> visitor to the same page gets the fast, cached copy.</p>
<p>The catch is traffic. Busy pages re-cache almost immediately. But pages that are visited infrequently can sit uncached for hours or even days, and the first person to land on each one pays the slow-render penalty. There is no way inside Cloudflare to warm the cache ahead of time or speed this up — re-caching happens only on demand, page by page, as real traffic trickles in.</p>
<p><strong>Lookit® Cloudflare Cache Purge gives you granular control.</strong> Instead of wiping everything and forcing your whole site back to origin speed, you clear only the page you actually changed — and every other page keeps its cache intact.</p>
<p>From any page in WordPress — whether you are editing a post in wp-admin or viewing the live site while logged in — a lightweight <strong>CF Purge</strong> menu (☁) appears in the admin bar with three options:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purge This URL</strong> — clears only the page you are currently on or editing</li>
<li><strong>Purge Entire Site</strong> — full cache purge when you genuinely need it (with a confirmation dialog so it is never accidental)</li>
<li><strong>Or enter any URL</strong> — type any URL on the site and purge it directly, without navigating to that page first</li>
</ul>
<p>The manual URL field is especially useful for URLs that do not correspond to a standard WordPress post or page — such as custom archive paths, Events Calendar URLs, or other custom post type archives.</p>
<h4>Why this plugin exists</h4>
<p>If you manage WordPress sites on Cloudflare with a caching plugin like WP Rocket, you have likely run into this problem: WP Rocket’s Cloudflare integration only supports full-site purge. The official Cloudflare WordPress plugin is heavyweight and touches your zone settings. Neither gives you a simple, context-aware button to clear just one URL.</p>
<p>This plugin does exactly that — nothing more, nothing less. It connects to Cloudflare via a scoped API token, adds a clean menu to the admin bar, and stays completely out of your Cloudflare zone configuration.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Context-aware: automatically detects the URL of the post or page you are editing or viewing</li>
<li>Works in both the wp-admin editor and the frontend (when logged in)</li>
<li>Manual URL field for purging arbitrary URLs without navigating to them</li>
<li>Full-site purge option with confirmation dialog</li>
<li>Lightweight — no zone settings, no DNS, no SSL toggles, no bloat</li>
<li>Secure — uses a scoped API token with minimum required permissions</li>
<li>Compatible with WP Rocket, the official Cloudflare plugin, and any other caching setup</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>A Cloudflare account with your site’s domain active</li>
<li>A Cloudflare API Token with <strong>Zone / Cache Purge / Purge</strong> and <strong>Zone / Zone / Read</strong> permissions</li>
<li>Your Cloudflare Zone ID (found on the domain’s Overview page in the Cloudflare dashboard)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Setup</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> CF Purge Settings</strong></li>
<li>Paste your Cloudflare API Token and Zone ID</li>
<li>Click <strong>Test Cloudflare Connection</strong> to verify</li>
<li>The <strong>☁ CF Purge</strong> menu will now appear in your admin bar</li>
</ol>
<h4>Creating a Scoped API Token</h4>
<p>In your Cloudflare dashboard: <strong>My Profile <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> API Tokens <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Create Token <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Create Custom Token</strong></p>
<p>Set these permissions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Zone / Cache Purge / Purge</li>
<li>Zone / Zone / Read</li>
</ul>
<p>Set Zone Resources to the specific zone for this site. This keeps the token scoped and secure.</p>
<p><strong>Do not use your Global API Key.</strong> A scoped token is always the correct approach.</p>
<h4>Documentation and support</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full documentation: https://lookitdesign.com/software/cloudflare-cache-purge/</li>
<li>Support: https://lookitdesign.com/cloudflare-purge-support-form/</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Lookit® is a registered trademark of ZENOVA CORP. Cloudflare is a registered trademark of Cloudflare, Inc.; this plugin is an independent integration and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Cloudflare.</em></p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the Cloudflare API to purge cached files from the Cloudflare CDN. This is required for the core functionality of the plugin — without it, no cache purging can occur.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent and when:</strong></p>
<p>When you trigger a cache purge (manually or via the Test Connection button), this plugin sends the following data to Cloudflare’s API:</p>
<ul>
<li>Your Cloudflare Zone ID (to identify which zone to purge)</li>
<li>Your Cloudflare API Token (for authentication)</li>
<li>The specific URL(s) to purge, or a full-site purge flag</li>
</ul>
<p>No visitor data, personal information, or site content is ever transmitted. API credentials are stored in your WordPress database and are only sent directly to Cloudflare’s API endpoint (<code>https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4</code>).</p>
<p>This service is provided by Cloudflare, Inc.:</p>
<ul>
<li>Terms of Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/</li>
</ul>


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