How to – Clear Cache in Cloudflare
At NDIC, we specialize in Managed WordPress Hosting, WordPress web design and development, and custom programming to ensure your website operates at peak performance. A crucial aspect of maintaining an efficient site is effective cache management. In this guide, we’ll walk you through clearing your Cloudflare cache, a vital step in ensuring your visitors always see the most up-to-date content.
If you are making some updates to your WordPress site and are not seeing them reflected it is possible you are seeing cache. Either if you need to purge a page or the whole site, this post provides an easy step by step tutorial so you can clear cache from Cloudflare.
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- Log In to Your Cloudflare Account.
Visit the website (https://www.cloudflare.com/) and log in to your account.
- Log In to Your Cloudflare Account.
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- Select Your Website.
In the dashboard, you will see a list of the websites registered in your account. Click on the website for which you want to clear the cache.
- Navigate to Cache Settings.
Once you’ve selected your website, look for the settings menu. In the left sidebar, click on the “Caching” option to expand more choices, then click on the “Configuration” option.
- Clear the Cloudflare Cache.
Within the cache configuration section, you will find various options related to caching. To clear the cache, follow one of these two methods:Custom Purge (Clear Individual Files):- Enter the specific URL of the page or resource you want to clear from the cache.
- Click the “Purge” button.
Purge Everything:
- Wait for the Cache to Clear.
The cache clearing process will begin and may take some time, especially if you are clearing the entire cache. Cloudflare will remove all cached versions of your site.
- Select Your Website.
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- Verify Successful Cache Clearance.
Once the clearing process is complete, you will receive a notification or a success message. Your website will now serve fresh content to visitors.
- Verify Successful Cache Clearance.
- Check Site Functionality.
It is important to check that your website continues to function correctly after clearing the cache. Navigate through the pages and verify that everything is displaying as it should.
By following these steps you ensure that your website delivers fresh content to your audience. We hope you find this article helpful and if there is anything more specific you need help with, be sure to reach out!
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