{"id":11132,"date":"2024-05-01T21:32:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/shared-hosting-quick-start-guide\/managed-wordpress-quick-start-guide\/how-to-flush-wordpress-caching-plugins\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T03:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T03:42:39","slug":"how-to-flush-wordpress-caching-plugins","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-flush-wordpress-caching-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Flush WordPress Caching Plugins?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A selection of plugins for caching your webpages are available through WordPress. It is one of the SEO strategies for websites that makes your site load faster. By creating a static duplicate of your usually dynamic website, caching shortens the time it takes for the server to render pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These plugins&#8217; cache needs to be regularly cleared because it can keep showing visitors the outdated version of your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following procedures outline how to clear the cache of four of the most widely used WordPress plugins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>W3 Total Cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WP Super Cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WP Fastest Cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hyper Cache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W3 Total Cache<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your WordPress Admin Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Performance<\/strong>&nbsp;option from the navigation menu and click&nbsp;<strong>Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/w3_total_cache_dashboard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12128\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>empty all caches<\/strong>&nbsp;button on the top of the dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wp_clear_all_cache-edit.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12129\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>4. The system will generate a success message:&nbsp;<strong>All caches successfully emptied<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WP Super Cache<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your WordPress Admin Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Go to&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;and click on&nbsp;<strong>WP Super Cache<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wp_super_cache.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12130\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Contents<\/strong>&nbsp;tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you will see all the cached data of your website. The cached files of cached and expired pages will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can delete expired files by clicking the&nbsp;<strong>Delete Expired<\/strong>&nbsp;button or click the&nbsp;<strong>Delete Cache<\/strong>&nbsp;button to delete all cached files.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/del_expired_cache.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12132\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WP Fastest Cache<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your WordPress Admin Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>WP Fastest Cache&nbsp;<\/strong>in the navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wp_fastest_cache-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12135\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Delete Cache<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you can choose to clear only the cache files or minified CSS files along with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Clear All Cache<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>Delete Cache and Minified CSS\/JS<\/strong>&nbsp;button according to your requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wp_cache_delete_options_censored.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12137\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>5. The system will flash a success message.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cache_file_delete_success.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12138\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hyper Cache<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your WordPress Admin Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Go to&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;in the navigation menu and select&nbsp;<strong>Hyper Cache<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hyper_cache.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12139\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click the&nbsp;<strong>Clean the whole cache<\/strong>&nbsp;button as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/clean_whole_cache.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12140\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A message saying: \u201c<strong>The cache folder has been cleaned.<\/strong>\u201d will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-change-the-php-version-on-a-plesk-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Change The PHP Version On A Plesk Server?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of plugins for caching your webpages are available through WordPress. It is one of the SEO strategies for websites that makes your site load faster. 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