How to fix WordPress website not updating immediately

Introduction

For WordPress and other platforms, sometimes users will encounter errors related to updates. However, the most common situation is that those made on their website are not updated immediately. That makes it impossible for them to see the changes they just made right away. So it’s hard for them to continue the change process. For this reason, today, we will guide you to fix WordPress website not updating immediately.

Why is your website not updating immediately?

There are many reasons for that, but the most common one is caching. As you know, with the aim of improving website speed and reducing server load, many WordPress hosting companies allow their caching systems to save temporary copies of your pages. Besides that, the WordPress cache plugin you are using may not be properly configured, which is also a cause. Moreover, cached versions of your pages are temporarily stored by browsers.

When you make any installations, tweaks, or changes to your website, the cached versions will expire. That means you’ll see your changes immediately after you make them. However, in some cases, because of a configuration error, this doesn’t happen to result in you still only seeing the old versions.

So, If you want to solve this problem, let’s follow the instructions below in our blog today.

The way to fix WordPress website not updating right away

In order to address the issue, you will follow 2 steps: clear cache in the browser and clear cache in your WordPress website. However, sometimes, this trouble will be fixed after doing the first step. At the time, you needn’t continue the second step. On the contrary, if you have done the first step but the problem still persists, let’s proceed to step 2.

Step 1: Reload the Browser or Clear Cache

Many browsers, such as Google Chrome, will not show the new version of the site, but only show you the cached copy. If you want to see the newest version, let’s use the key combination CTRL + F5 in order to reload the page. This will cause the browser to reload the page with the latest version. If this helps you to fix the problem, then congratulations.

In case the above method still doesn’t really work, it’s a good idea for you to clear the cache of the browser you are using.

In Google Chrome, you need to click on the three-dot menu in the top right corner. Then, choose More tools -> Clear browsing data.

After that, a Chrome settings page will appear for you to change your settings. A ‘Clear browsing data’ popup will be ready for you to modify. In the Basic part, let’s change the Time range from Last hour to All time. Besides that, don’t forget to select 2 boxes ‘Cookies and other site data‘ and ‘Cached images and files‘. The last step is pressing the ‘Clear data‘ button to save your change.

In Firefox, let’s press the hamburger menu on the top right corner. Then, choose the Settings option. 

A Firefox setting page will appear for you to set up. So, let’s click on ‘Privacy & Security‘ part on the left of the page. Scroll down and at ‘Cookies and Site Data’, press the ‘Clear Data‘ button.

A ‘Clear Data’ popup will appear to ask you which data you want to clear. Don’t forget to choose Cached Web Content-> Clear.

After clearing the cache and reloading your browser, if the WordPress site not updating right away status still persists, let’s move on to the next step.

Step 2: Clear cache in WordPress website

Another common and familiar cause is that the WordPress Cache Plugins are poorly configured. To fix this problem, you just need to clear the cache through these plugins.

• Simple Cache: If you are using Simple Cache, cache clearing is not complicated. All you need to do is go to Settings -> Simple Cache. After that, select the ‘Purge Cache‘.

• W3 Total Cache: If the cache plugin of your WordPress site is WS Total Cache, let’s choose the Performance-> Purge All Caches button in the admin toolbar.

• Comet Cache: If Comet Cache is the cache plugin of your website, don’t forget to clear the cache by clicking ‘Comet Cache‘ on the dashboard and pressing the ‘Clear‘ button on the top of the right corner.

• WP Super Cache: If you are installing and utilizing the WP Super Cache plugin, let’s select Settings -> WP Super Cache. After that, at the ‘Delete Cached Pages‘, click ‘Delete Cache‘ button and everything is done.

For similar cache plugins, all you need to do is look for the clear cache or purge the cache button in the plugin’s settings.

Closing thoughts

With the above 2 specific instructions, we believe that you can fix WordPress website not updating immediately in a simple and effective way. If you think this blog will help your website and others, don’t forget to share it so everyone can access it easily. Furthermore, if you have an intention to change a WordPress cache plugin for your site, the comparison between W3 Total Cache vs WP Super Cache may be useful for you. Let’s check it out.

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