Title: Cachebuster Author: Albert Peschar Published: February 26, 2020 Last modified: October 28, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/cachebuster/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2674917) # Cachebuster By [Albert Peschar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiboit/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cachebuster.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cachebuster/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cachebuster/#reviews) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cachebuster/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/) ## Description This plugins appends the file modification time to style and script URLs, so that changes are effected immediately, even if the theme or plugin version is not changed. It will not slow down your site because resources are only reloaded when they change. Attributions: The plugin logo icon is by [Chanut-is-Industries](https://www.chanut-is.com/). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36f0132d61231b01c90c5f4cbe0c3ddcf0d1820ad37d455489150c13fd258674? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Must Have Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/must-have-plugin-553/)󠁿 [CleanCode](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mojtabalife/) August 5, 2025 A plugin that you must install. I can’t build a site without installing this plugin. I hope it gets updated regularly and supports newer versions of WordPress. I love you Albert Peschar. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28ed9a68ef19b15e3eabc3905a965bd0c1d138ee3606ab201ad68fbf919961d1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Should be in wordpress by default](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-be-in-wordpress-by-default-2/)󠁿 [deffo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/restodo/) March 1, 2024 This plugin is awesome. Solved my problem of css version in a flash. It should be by default in wordpress installation. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04452a7f59eec718b886fc259e45de43e2956582406a013f5bdaf55efab69628? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-2689/)󠁿 [Ross](https://profiles.wordpress.org/codeyoda1/) December 30, 2022 Seems to work well as intended! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/778e3241d14abb27c60676162a220180b4639c92c59c64daa3ee67ca3e142906? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Extremely Useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extremely-useful-162/)󠁿 [chicagolandcoders](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chicagolandcoders/) June 16, 2022 This logic of adding a hash based on last edited date is pure genius and keeps our clients from seeing broken sites. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06c9d8eac4cef0edf2612034a6ffaeb95a6f33f97990387ce840661b67944cde? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Seriously useful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seriously-useful-plugin-2/)󠁿 [Jesse Sugden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeswd/) October 19, 2021 Amazing that it only has 100+ installs. Life was so much harder when I had to tell clients to clear their browser cache all the time, and users had a bad experience until their browser cache was refreshed. This plugin completely removes those hassles. Thanks a lot. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/189972dd9a9514bcca549ce82bcfa196eab0d1ebd1779ef477089c5a8a58a75a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Deserves More Attention](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deserves-more-attention/)󠁿 [rtpHarry](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rtpharry/) April 1, 2021 This plugin has been amazing. Gone are the days where I have to tell the client “ if something doesn’t look right then try refreshing the page, clearing the cache or using an incognito tab”. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Cachebuster” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Albert Peschar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiboit/) [Translate “Cachebuster” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cachebuster) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cachebuster/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cachebuster/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cachebuster/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cachebuster/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.8 – 2024-07-04 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 6.7. #### 1.7 – 2024-07-04 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 6.6. #### 1.6 – 2024-06-25 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 6.5. #### 1.5 – 2023-10-27 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 6.4. #### 1.4 – 2023-08-10 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 6.3. #### 1.3 – 2022-02-07 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 5.9. #### 1.2 – 2020-11-24 * Bump _Tested up to_ to 5.6. ## Meta * Version **1.8** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cachebuster/) * Tags * [cache](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cache/)[cache busting](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cache-busting/) [cachebuster](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cachebuster/)[timestamp](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/timestamp/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cachebuster/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cachebuster/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Albert Peschar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiboit/) ## Support Got something to say? 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