How to “invalidate the cache” in my caching plugin

  • Resolved janaa

    (@janaa)


    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hello

    I have just installed Matomo on a website and got the message:
    “Settings have been updated successfully. In case you are using a plugin like WP-Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, … make sure to invalidate the cache.”

    What does “invalidate the cache” mean? I am guessing it means to add Matomo as an exception to caching?

    I am using LiteSpeed Cache which has the following Exlude settings – see https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lscache/lscwp/cache/#excludes-tab

    Can you advise me how to “invalidate the cache”?

    Thanks and regards

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  • Plugin Author Thomas

    (@tsteur)

    Hi @janaa

    sorry that’s not worded clearly. We will change this and make it more clear. What’s meant here is that if you are using a caching plugin, say WP-Rocket, then it is recommended to go to the settings of that caching plugin and clear/reset/invalidate the cache. Not every caching plugin has such an option. If you’re not sure what to do, then likely you won’t have to do anything.

    You don’t need to exclude anything specifically otherwise.

    Does this maybe help?

    Thread Starter janaa

    (@janaa)

    Hi @tsteur

    Thanks so much for clarifying.

    Incidentally, I am used to the terminology to “clear” or “purge” the cache. I have never heard “invalidate the cache” before.

    And yes, your clarification was a great help!

    Plugin Author Thomas

    (@tsteur)

    Awesome, thanks for this @janaa we’ve already tweaked the wording to include clear and purge there to make it more clear and we’ll include this in the next release (which should be available soon) ??

    Thanks for this again

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