Cache Purge Helper Plugin
A helper plugin to purge cache via the LSCache and Nginx Helper plugins for popular WordPress plugins and themes.
This plugin will trigger a cache purge using the LSCache or Nginx Helper plugin when hooks are fired by popular plugins or themes.
- If using the LSCache plugin, Litespeed Enterprise or Openlightspeed is required to purge server cache.
- If using the Nginx Helper plugin, Nginx cache method FastCGI or Nginx Redi Cache is required to purge server cache.
The following themes and plugins hooks are used.
WordPress Core Hooks
- upgrader_process_complete
- activated_plugin
- deactivated_plugin
- switch_theme
Beaver Builder Plugin
- fl_builder_cache_cleared
- fl_builder_after_save_layout
- fl_builder_after_save_user_template
- upgrader_process_complete
Elementor Plugin
- elementor/core/files/clear_cache
- update_option__elementor_global_css
- delete_option__elementor_global_css
Autoptimizer Plugin
- delete_option__elementor_global_css
Oxygen Theme
- wp_ajax_oxygen_vsb_cache_generated
- update_option__oxygen_vsb_universal_css_url
- update_option__oxygen_vsb_css_files_state
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
- In the search field type “Cache Purge Helper” and click Search Plugins.
- From the search results, pick “Cache Purge Helper” and click Install Now. WordPress will ask you to confirm to complete the installation.
Manual Installation
- Extract the zip file.
- Upload them to
/wp-content/plugins/
directory on your WordPress installation. - Then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
Enabling Debug Mode
Simply add define('CPHP_DEBUG',true);
to your wp-config.php to see debug messages in your PHP error_log
FAQ
Why did you create this plugin? There are a number of plugins and themes that change data in a WordPress instance which results in broken visuals and require a manual cache purge. This plugin makes sure that those instances will purge your sites cache.
What other caching solutions do you support? None. Submit a issue on Github https://github.com/jordantrizz/cache-purge-helper/issues
Changelog
0.1.3
- Github actions to automate pushing to SVN
0.1.2
- Release to be sent to WordPress Plugin Directory
0.1.1
- Preparing to be added to the WordPress Plugin Directory