How to disable cache in wordpress

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I am creating a website, but I needed to do refresh several time to see the changes I made in website. Is there any option that I can use to disable cache in WordPress?

Which cache plugin are you using? If none, then the cache will be controlled via your web hosting - which host are you with? — Mat, Sep 13 '17 at 09:01

score 40 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 13 '17 at 11:20

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put below code in your wp-config.php file.

define('WP_CACHE', false);

answered Sep 13 '17 at 11:20

Akshay Shah

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setting this flag still results in transients. – Kraang Prime Mar 25 '18 at 10:24
Are you using any plugin? – Akshay Shah Mar 25 '18 at 10:34
Yes. WooCommerce. This version doesn't seem to have any way to turn off using transients. – Kraang Prime Mar 25 '18 at 14:19
I do not think so this is the woocommerce issue. – Akshay Shah Mar 25 '18 at 14:41
Looking at wordpress documentation, there doesn't appear to be a way to disable transients. ( google comes up with results on how to clear them, but not to prevent them in the first place ). Transients are a form of 'cache' stored in wp_options table. – Kraang Prime Mar 25 '18 at 15:17
maybe need to restart server? – Chiptus Apr 07 '20 at 15:03
I don't know why but didn't work for me. – tolga Jul 18 '23 at 16:10
It might be possible that your server is having their own cache configuration contact to them – Akshay Shah Jul 19 '23 at 17:06

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 27 '22 at 06:44

add code in your wp-config.php file.

//Add This Code In wp-config.php File To Enable Cache With Expiration

define('WP_CACHE', true);      // enable the cache
define('ENABLE_CACHE', true);  // enable the cache
define('CACHE_EXPIRATION_TIME', 3600);  // in seconds

//Add This Code In wp-config.php File To Disable Cache

define('WP_CACHE', false);     // disable the cache
define('DISABLE_CACHE', true);  // disable the cache

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 13 '18 at 15:15

If you want more fine-grained control over what pages should not be cached, which ones should and for how long, etc. or you don't want to change the wp-config.php file, you can also try out the W3 Total Cache plugin. I have used it for quite a while now and can recommend it.

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered May 05 '18 at 13:25

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Use Disable cache in google chrome developer options. Press F12, Go to Network > check disable cache.

answered May 05 '18 at 13:25

Sajith Sajan

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He is referring to Server-side Caching: https://codex.wordpress.org/I_Make_Changes_and_Nothing_Happens – jaygeek Jun 10 '18 at 00:26
I suffered the same issue while wp plugin development.Its work fine by disabling browser caching mentioned above, – Sajith Sajan Jun 12 '18 at 08:30
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Add this line in wp-config.php file `define('WP_CACHE', false);` – Sajith Sajan Sep 14 '19 at 14:04
Nice information to have during development. Thank you! – Samuel Nwaokoro Feb 15 '21 at 14:25

How to disable cache in wordpress

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