Title: Simple Cache Killer Author: John Cummings Published: February 27, 2014 Last modified: September 8, 2014 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/simple-cache-killer.svg) # Simple Cache Killer By [John Cummings](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcummings1974/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-cache-killer.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cache-killer/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cache-killer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cache-killer/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cache-killer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-cache-killer/) ## Description ** For Multisite/Network Users ** I wrote this plugin because of several situations I’ve run in to running a multisite network where I’ll want to include caching for WordPress sites in most cases, but might need to exclude one of the sites on the network from that caching. By activating this plugin and checking the different caching options, requests to that sites pages/posts can be instructed not to cache site content without disrupting the caching strategy in place for other sites. ** For single site installations ** This plugin will still be useful for single site installations where the site administrator may not have access to the web server to specify the types of HTTP caching headers that are returned on each request. By allowing you to specify and rewrite the HTTP caching headers at the site level, you’ll no longer need access to the web server in order to make sure visitors are always served fresh content. **Bug Reports or Feature Requests** https://trello.com/b/zLViVgjx **Follow me on Twitter** https://twitter.com/jcummings1974 ## Installation This plugin was built specifically for multisite networks, but should work on any WordPress site. The obvious benefit though, will be when you’re hosting multiple WordPress sites from a single installation/server and need to adjust the caching instructions sent by just one site. 1. Upload `plugin-name.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Visit the `SCK Settings` section of your settings menu to set the types of instructions you want to use. ## FAQ What types of caching instructions does this plugin support? There are two `sections` of the settings screen, an HTML META tag section, and an HTTP Headers section. Once activated, you can choose to include the following instructions in your request responses: 1. META HTTP-EQUIV=”PRAGMA” CONTENT=”NO-CACHE” 2. META HTTP-EQUIV=”CACHE-CONTROL” CONTENT=”NO-CACHE” 3. Pragma: no-cache (HTTP header) 4. Cache-Conrol: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate (HTTP header) 5. Expires: 0 (HTTP header) Which type should I use? The different caching options are provided individually in the event that you run in to problems with one specific type of caching, but for the most predictable results, turn them all on. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Cache Killer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ John Cummings ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcummings1974/) [Translate “Simple Cache Killer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-cache-killer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-cache-killer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-cache-killer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-cache-killer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-cache-killer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.2 * WordPress 4.0 Compatibility release #### 1.0.1 * Minor bug fixes. * Improved instructions in the WordPress admin. * Inclusion of reference information outlining the different types of caching supported. #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **12 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.0.38** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cache-killer/) * Tags * [cache](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cache/)[cache-control](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cache-control/) [caching](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/caching/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cache-killer/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-cache-killer/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-cache-killer/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ John Cummings ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcummings1974/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-cache-killer/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=ud1KMFDaos3i-N3a6-LEQZrU9LBGJ-ObM6eY4LhHUz7cNKCLzSJyy_yZBMu&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d6cdb53fcfca2b5941339e576d7e42259)