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CSS Change won't apply - Where could the cache be?
Do you reach directly to the updated css file through your browser and you see the old css?
Or you just don't see the changes taking effect
on your site?
Some suggestions for both scenarios:
A. Do ...
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Having to clear the cache even though caching is turned off?
I did a little more research and fixed this by editing the configuration.php file. Specifically, I changed the $cache_handler from 'file' to ''. I still don't know why this works, but can confirm that ...
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How to force cache/browser data clearing in browser?
I have faced the very same problem many, many times. In the meantime I have learned that one can force browser to clear its cache only by versioning assets loading. So you need to find where your ...
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How to force cache/browser data clearing in browser?
You can use mediaVersion. There are a few ways to do that.
Look into those 2:
Manually adding version to loaded files:
$v = JFactory::getDocument()->getMediaVersion()
JHtml versioning of loaded ...
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How to use cache calls in Joomla 4
The call method has been marked as removed for Joomla 4.0, as it's simply a wrapper for get().
You don't need to manually store the cache as this is done within the get() method:
https://github.com/...
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Website speed is awful
Ok, let's start from the beginning.
Firstly, you should be running Chrome's Lighthouse test to detect any performance related issues. In Chrome, press F12, then go to the Audit tab.
I ran an audit on ...
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Caching items with different cache lifetime
Yes, you can cache your data for your plugin, by creating a new JCache instance and setting your custom options.
Something like below would do that:
// Reading global configuration params
$conf = ...
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Joomla cache handler only shows memcached
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First of all you should check the administrator/cache and /cache folders exist. Obviously file cache can't work without those folders. If they don't exist just create them and that may solve ...
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CSS Change won't apply - Where could the cache be?
Some really cheap and oversold hosts tend to cache asset files (images, JS files, CSS files) for a long time. Check in a few hours to see if the file was updated.
If not, and assuming you cleared ...
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Site keeps browsing itself all the time
I do not see this as a Joomla issue (except the .htaccess file in Joomla root). From the small part of the log you provided in your question we can clearly read that the requests are made by ...
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How to version assets/images on the entire CMS?
In Joomla 3 for js and css assets you can add 'version'=>'auto' to the attributes of addStyleSheet and addScript:
$document->addStyleSheet("...demo.css", array('version'=>'auto'));
...
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Can't clear a cache of Joomla module
Perhaps your module has an override in the template used by the website. You can verify this in the template configuration page of the back-office. If that's the case, just delete the /templates/[...
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Joomla Template - site design not updating
The Demo Joomla sites are hosted by SiteGround and may have SiteGround dynamic cache enabled by default.
You could try temporarily disabling "System - jSGCache" in Extensions -> Plugins if this ...
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Component getList cache not loading/saving
In your component controller, check the display function:
public function display($cachable = false, $urlparams = false)
{
//...
parent::display($cachable, $safeurlparams);
return $...
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Is there a way to clear the cache in the administration?
Yes, there is a way. It is called Cache Cleaner, extension from Regular Labs (ex-NoNumber).
With Cache Cleaner you can clean your cache fast and easily via a link in your Joomla! Administrator.
Not ...
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Persistent problem with Joomla cache
Switch to conservative caching, progressive caching should be avoided. You will run into all sorts of issues because of progressive caching, including, but not limited to, memory issues and file ...
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How to force cache/browser data clearing in browser?
Add the timestamp of the file as parameter so that the file will not be cached.
$mtime = filemtime('/path/to/script/script.js');
JFactory::getDocument()->addScript('/url/of/script/script.js?t='.$...
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How to force cache/browser data clearing in browser?
You can use JCH Optimize to combine and optimize the delivering of all the script files - CSS and Java. Each combined file gets a new name, when you clear the cache in the plugin.
I always use the ...
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How to force cache/browser data clearing in browser?
The only way to reliably bust the cache of client browsers is to change the name of the asset in question; forcing all browsers to download it.
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Website speed is awful
Have you done already these basic checks?
1 - Enable Joomla Caching
This will already significantly boost your page loading times
Go to your plugins and open Page Cache plugin
Usually it shall be ...
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Can I set the directory that Joomla cache will store data in for my module?
The cache group is what needs to be set, however you set it when constructing the cache object. Just change this:
$cache = JFactory::getCache();
... to this:
$cache = JFactory::getCache('banners');
...
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Website speed is awful
Usually this is caused by a piece of poorly designed code, a bad plugin, some mistakes or bad approaches in the code, and/or not optimized mysql queries.
Sometimes it may also be the combination ...
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How to purge (clear) all cache files in Joomla 2.5?
Can you not just access via ftp and clear the cache directory manually?
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Having to clear the cache even though caching is turned off?
Cache Cleaner from Regular Labs does the job perfect.
Not using any cache is very bad for the performance - SEO and the users.
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class 'JCache' does not have a method 'cleanCache'
Yeah, the documentation is wrong. This is how it's done. I found your question while asking the same thing myself, and I realized that I was going to have to figure it out. Not tough after reading ...
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Joomla 3.7.5 Disable Redis Cache
OK.. I SOLVED. I re-checked the configuration file, and in the end, I found an incorrect value in the folder path for saving the cache file (public $cache_path). So I deleted this value, I left the ...
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Joomla 3.7 404 Component Not Found
Just clearing the cache worked for me. It would be worth checking that the extension installed correctly if it still isn't working. Check all the directories were created, database tables and file ...
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Joomla 3.7 404 Component Not Found
I had the same problem after installing the component RSform and chronofrom, after disabling the cache RSform was working. After enabling conservative cache it keeps working.
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Can't edit my module, blank page with an select input
This issue does not require to re-install Joomla. All it takes to fix this issue is make sure to clear Joomla's cache and browser cache and refresh the page.
It's a caching issue usually after ...
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Can't edit my module, blank page with an select input
I Fixed it by reinstalling Joomla core files.
First make a back-up.
Then components -> Joomla -> install
ps. this is available form Joomla 3.6.x
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