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WordPress changes not showing: how to clear every cache layer

Edited your WordPress site but visitors still see the old version? Learn which caches are involved, from the browser to LiteSpeed Cache and Cloudflare, and how to clear each one.

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When WordPress changes are not showing, the edit was usually saved; you are just seeing a cached copy. Modern WordPress sites have several cache layers – the browser, a page cache plugin, minified CSS and JavaScript, an object cache and a CDN – and any one of them can serve old content. Clearing them in order fixes it.

Before you start

  • Confirm the change was saved: open the page editor again, or view the page while logged in.
  • Check you are editing the right site (staging vs live).

Clear caches in order

  1. Browser cache. Do a hard reload (Ctrl+F5 or Cmd+Shift+R) or open a private window.
  2. Page cache plugin. With LiteSpeed Cache, use the admin bar → LiteSpeed Cache → Purge All. Other cache plugins have a similar "Clear cache" button.
  3. CSS/JS optimisation. If style changes do not appear, purge the CSS/JS cache, or temporarily disable minify and combine options. See LiteSpeed page optimization.
  4. Page builder cache. Elementor and similar builders keep generated CSS; use their "Regenerate CSS" tool.
  5. Object cache. If Redis or Memcached is enabled, flush it from the plugin settings.
  6. CDN / Cloudflare. Purge the cache in the CDN dashboard (Caching → Configuration → Purge Everything).

Still not showing?

  • Check DNS – after a migration your computer may still reach the old server. See old site after migration.
  • Check a child theme – edits in the parent theme are overridden by the child theme, and parent theme edits are lost on update.
  • Check custom CSS priority – a more specific rule elsewhere may win. Inspect the element in browser developer tools.
  • Check you are logged out – logged-in users often bypass caches, so you may see changes visitors do not.

Note: Caching is what keeps WordPress fast on MdmHost's LiteSpeed servers. Purge after changes instead of turning caching off.

FAQ

Why do I see the change but visitors do not?

Logged-in users bypass the page cache. Purge the cache so visitors get the new version.

Should I disable caching while building the site?

You can during development, but turn it back on before launch.

How long does Cloudflare keep old pages?

Until the cache TTL expires or you purge it.

Next steps

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