Mwale Kalenga

<p>Can’t see the changes supposedly made by your developer? Or maybe you’re just tired of your site’s annoying cache? Use this plugin to cache a break!</p>
<p>With a compressed size of under 30KB, this simple plugin adds random version numbers to CSS & JS assets to prevent browser caching getting in the way of your happiness.</p>
<p>Super Light Cache Buster also prevents page caching by using Cache-Control directives.</p>
<p>You can completely disable the plugin from the settings page when you are not using it or keep it enabled if the site is under development. 😀</p>
<h3>Available Hooks</h3>
<p>Cache Buster is becoming more developer friendly. Below you can find the plugin’s first hooks and details about them.</p>
<pre><code>slcb_allow_in_backend
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Filters whether Cache Buster should run (randomize asset version numbers) in the back end.</li>
<li>
<p>Return <code>true</code> to enable Cache Buster. <code>false</code> is the default.</p>
<p>slcb_version_name</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Filters the version name for assets to allow using a custom version name (or number).</p>
</li>
<li>Return the version name e.g. you can use the value <code>2.0.1</code>.</li>
<li>When this filter is in use, version numbers will not be randomized. Instead, you will have to change the version name manually to rename assets.</li>
<li>This filter overrides the “Version Name” setting in the dashboard.</li>
<li>The provided version name must be a valid query parameter. As a safety, if the provided string breaks any URLs, it will not be used.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Feedback</h3>
<ul>
<li>I am open for your suggestions and feedback – Thank you for using or trying out one of my plugins!</li>
<li>Drop me a line <a href="https://twitter.com/mwale_and_sons" rel="nofollow ugc">@mwale_and_sons</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Follow me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwale-kalenga" rel="nofollow ugc">my LinkedIn page</a></li>
<li>Or visit me at <a href="https://mwale.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">my website</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Do I have to clear my cache for the plugin to work?</h3>
<p>Yes, you should clear your cache(s)! This plugin doesn’t clear pages that have already been cached (coming soon, shhh).</p>
<p>If you are still being served cached pages after activating the plugin, clear the cache at least once.</p>
<p>This will delete all pages/posts from the cache, and Cache Buster will prevent them from being cached again while the plugin is enabled :-).</p>
<h3>Does this plugin work on Multisite?</h3>
<p>No, Cache Buster hasn’t been tested on Multisite Networks.</p>


Super Light Cache Buster

works great, would be nice in the future to see for all assets (incl. images), not just css/js.

works as intended

Helpful!

Lightweight and excellent support

Stop page & browser caching with random version numbers and Cache-Control directives.

Albert Peschar

<p>This plugins appends the file modification time to style and script URLs, so that changes are effected immediately, even if the theme or plugin version is not changed.</p>
<p>It will not slow down your site because resources are only reloaded when they change.</p>
<p>Attributions: The plugin logo icon is by <a href="https://www.chanut-is.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Chanut-is-Industries</a>.</p>


Cachebuster

This plugin has been amazing. Gone are the days where I have to tell the client "if something doesn't look right then try refreshing the page, clearing the cache or using an incognito tab".

Deserves More Attention

Amazing that it only has 100+ installs. Life was so much harder when I had to tell clients to clear their browser cache all the time, and users had a bad experience until their browser cache was refreshed. This plugin completely removes those hassles. Thanks a lot. 

Seriously useful plugin

Stop force refreshing or clearing your browsers cache by preventing caching of stale files.

Super Light Cache Buster vs Cachebuster